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C'nPVRir.JITKn BY Thok. COOS & SON, 1881. 



VIBE BOOKS 



The following Guide Books can be obtained at any of the offices 
of THOS. COOK & SON, or will be forwarded by mail on receipt 
of price. 



Cook's Tourist's Guide to Holland, Belgium and the Rhine. Price $1.00. 
With Maps. 

Cook's Tourist's Guide to Switzerland, showing all the principal Routes to Paris, 
with Descriptions of Places of Interest. Price $1.00. With Maps. 

Cook's Tourist's Guide to the Itlack Forest. Price $1.00. With Map. 

Cook's Tourist's Guide to Northern Italy. Price $1.25. With Maps. 

Cook's Tourist's Guide to Southern Italy. Price $1.25. With Maps. 

New Guide to Ancient and tlodcru Rome. By Shakspeke Wood. Price $2.00. 
With Map. 

Cook's Handbook to Venire. Price 30 cts. With Plan. 

Cook's Handbook to Florenee. Price 30 cts. With Plan. 

Cook's Handbook to the Health Resorts of the South of France and the 
Mediterranean. With Map. Price 30 cts. 

Cook's Handbook for Egypt, the Nile and the Desert. With Maps. Price $2.00. 

Cook's Handbook for Palestine and Syria. With Maps. Price $2.50. 

Cook's Guide to Paris. With Plan of Paris. Price 30 cts. 

Cook's Handbook for London. Pull particulars of all Places of Interest, Railways, Omni- 
buses, Tramways, Steamers, Cab Fares, Churches, Chapels, Public Buildings, National Insti- 
tutions, Miiseums, Theatres, Clubs, Banks and Bankers in London, Excursions in the Suburbs, 
&c, &c. With Two Maps. Price 20 cts. ; cloth, gilt, 30 cts. 

Traveling and its Requirements. Addressed to Ladies. With vocabulary in French and 
German. Price 30 cts. 

Cook's Excursionist and Tourist Advertisei*. Published at short intervals during the 
Season. Contains specimens of upwards of 1,000 Tours, with Fares by every Route. Price 
10 cts. 

Cook's Continental Time Tables and Tourist's Handbook. Contains the Time 
Tables of the Principal Continental Railway, Steamboat and Diligence Companies, and in- 
cludes Eight Sectional Maps, specially engraved, full directions as to Passports, Foreign 
Currency, &c. Compiled and arranged under the personal supervision of Thomas Cook & 
Son. Price 30 cts. 

Tourist's Conversational Guide to France, Germany and Italy. By J. T. 
Loth. Price 35 cts. 

Programmes of Personally Conducted and Independent Palestine Tours, 
with Extensions to Egypt and the Nile. With Maps. Price 15 cts. 

Up the Nile by Steam to the First and Second Cataracts. With Maps. Price 15 cts. 

Map of Cook's Tours in Central Europe. With Tourist's Routes Marked in Red. 
Price 10 cts. 

Ocean Notes and Foreign Travel, for Ladies. By a Lady. Price 50 cts. 

Appleton's European Guide-bonk. Illustrated. Containing Maps and Plans of the 
Principal Cities. Being a complete guide to the Continent of Europe, Egypt, Algeria, and 
the Holy Land. Completely revised and corrected up to date. Handsomely bound in two vol- 
umes, in red morocco, gilt edges. Price $5.00. 






PROGRAMME AND ITINERARIES 



OF 



COOK'S 

Grand Excursions to Europe, 

Season 1881, 
Visiting all Chief Points of Interest in 

Ireland, Scotland, England, Roll and, 

BELGIUM, GERMANY, 

Switzerland, Italy, France, 

Etc., Etc., 

Leaving NEW YORK by 
Cunard, Inman and Anchor Lines of Steamers, 

oasr 

APRIL 27th, JUNE 11th and JULY 2d, 1881. 

CONTAINING SPECIALLY ENGRAVED MAP OF-8UROPE. 



»~» 

UNDER THF MANAGEMENT OF J . • 

THOMAS COOK & SON, 

jinators of the World-reuowned Tourist and Excursion System, (Established 1841,) and only 

successful Conductors of Tours and Excursions to all parts of the Globe ; specially 

appointed by His Koyal Highness the Prince of Wales, Sole Passenger 

Agents to the Royal British Commission, Vienna 1873, 

Philadelphia 1876, and Paris 1878. 



CHIEF OFFICE, LUDGATE CIRCUS, LOISTDON. 
CHIEF AMERICAN OFFICE, 

261 Broadway, New York. 

C. A. BARATTONI, Manager of the American Business. 



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THE LIBRARY 
OF CONGRESS 



WASHINGTON I 

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CONTENTS. 



Pagi . 
.bet. 2& 3 



Map of Europe 

Introductory Notes 

Useful Hints to Tourists 

Annual May Party 

The June Party 

Annual Vacation Party 

First Section 

Second Section 

Third Section 

Autumnal Tours to Egypt and Palestine 

Table showing Movements of Parties 52 — 53 

A few Useful Phrases in four Languages 54 

Brief Description of Principal Places visited by these Parties 55—61 

General Traveling Arrangements 62 — 63 

The American Exchange in Europe 64 

List of Guide Books 2d page of cover 

European Money Table 3d page of cover 



3—9 

10 

11—20 

21—32 

33 

35—38 

39—42 

43—50 

51 



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INTRODUCTORY NOTES. 



At the completion of the fortieth year of this unique business, and 
in placing before the American public the Programme of our Traveling 
arrangements to Europe for the Season 1881, we again take the 
opportunity of defining our position as the Originators and Promoters 
of the European Tourist and Excursion System, and the only successful 
Conductors of Tours to all parts of the Globe. 

Forty years is a very short period in the history of nations, but it is 
seldom that the originator of a system (such as our Tourist and 
Excursion system has proved to be) lives to see his ideas worked out 
and extended until they become universally adopted by all classes of 
society, in all parts of the world, as is the case with Mr. Thomas 
Cook, and whose original plans are now being carried out on a more ex- 
tensive scale by his son, Mr. John M. Cook, the present Managing 
partner of our firm. 

Out of the hundreds of thousands who have traveled under our 
arrangements during the past years, we can easily understand 
that a very small percentage are aware that the present exten- 
sive business originated with a cheap excursion of 11 miles in 
distance at the fare of 25 cents per passenger, and that from that 
small beginning the present unique institution has grown. We are 
also aware that there are thousands of persons in America who wish 
to travel, and who may have heard of the name of COOK, but who 
have little or no idea of the enormous extent of our business, the 
universal facilities at our command, or the soundness and stability of 
our financial position and undertakings. 

As the founders of this peculiar system, established in 1841, we are 
the pioneers and leaders of tourist arrangements in all parts of the 
world. It is a well-known fact that our firm has been successful, and 
therefore it is not surprising that imitators should spring up on all 
sides, copying our system as much as possible, and placing it before 
the public as their own. Of course, it is impossible to patent or copy- 
right such a system, nor the numerous novel ideas which we have 
brought before the public year after year. 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 



The unrivaled facilities, however, which we are in the position to 
offer to travelers, we are confident will be, as in former years, fully 
recognized and appreciated by the American traveling public, and it 
should be distinctly understood that Thos. Cook & Son are the ONLY 
persons in America advertising traveling facilities to Europe and other 
parts of the world, who are able to, and do, carry out their own arrange- 
ments, and that no other persons in America advertising tours to Europe 
and the East possess similar facilities, but are entirely dependent upon 
some one else in Europe to carry out the same for them. 

PERSONALLY CONDUCTED PARTIES. 

Our annual parties to Europe are now so well known to Americans, 
and so well understood, that it is not necessary for us to say much 
about them; suffice it to say, that over 1,500 ladies and gentlemen, 
representing almost every State in the Union, have visited Europe, 
in connection with our parties; and we have no doubt they have 
reported to thousands of friends their opinions as to the manner 
in which Thos. Cook & Son carry out their contracts, and the 
advantages they have gained by traveling under our arrangements 
with such associated parties, composed of people gathered together 
from all parts of the States, for the object of obtaining rest, relaxation 
and new vigor. 

We have received very flattering testimonials from many of the 
members of these parties, and we know that many lasting friendships 
have been formed on these tours by passengers who were previously 
strangers to each other. We also know that international travel is one 
of the best means of education that can be adopted, and we are every 
year confirmed in this view by the great number of sermons that are 
preached, lectures delivered, and books published by professional 
ladies and gentlemen in America and Europe. 

The programmes we issue are compiled and placed before the 
public as the result of many years' personal traveling experience, based 
upon what ourselves and our responsible assistants know can be satis- 
factorily carried out within the time and cost specified. We set forth 
clearly and distinctly the routes of travel provided for, the time spent 
at each place, the hotels at which the party stops, defining exactly 
what the amount charged entitles the passenger to, besides giving a 
large amount of general information. 

We never entrust our parties to the inexperienced guidance of men 



COOK'S EUKOPEAN EXCURSIONS. 



who have never been over the routes before, nor to other contractors, 
but we depend solely upon our own salaried staff to carry out the 
arrangements under our supervision. The conductors who travel with 
our parties are the recognized representatives of the firm, and are all 
gentlemen of education and experience, conversant with the languages 
and customs of the different countries, and who mingle with their 
parties on terms of perfect equality. Their office is to act as 
business manager, to engage accommodation at hotels, see to the 
arrangements for railway carriages, look after the baggage, and to 
relieve the passengers generally of the thousand and one annoyances 
that travelers in Europe are subjected to. 

For ladies traveling without escort these parties will be found of 
great utility, advantage and protection, as they are always composed 
of refined and intelligent people. 

We prepare all our programmes and itineraries for personally con- 
ducted parties with a full knowledge of our responsibility, and fully 
recognizing the fact that every one intrusting themselves to o'ur care, 
does so in the hope that from the time they leave for Europe until 
they return, they may have their overworked and exhausted energies 
so relieved, and all the senses of pleasure and enjoyment so occupied, 
that they may derive all the benefit possible from the free and unfet- 
tered intercourse and commingling with foreign nationalities and 
scenes, and that they may return to their homes with expanded 
minds, enlarged and ennobled ideas, and renewed constitutions, 
strengthened to bear the duties before them. 

Therefore, all who intrust themselves to our care may do so with 
the assurance that we know well that it is absolutely necessary that 
all travelers must return home satisfied that they have received value 
for the money expended, to insure the reputation of our firm being 
maintained. 

For the coming season of 1881, we have arranged for 

Three Grand Excursion Parties to Europe 

i 

AS FOLLOWS: 

THE ANNUAL MAY PARTY 

will leave New York by Steamship BOTHNIA of the Cunard Une, 

on Wednesday, April 37tli, and full particulars are given on pages 
11 to 20 of this pamphlet. 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 



THE JUNE PARTY. 

In order to meet the requirements of many ladies and gentlemen 
who desire to avail themselves of one of our parties, and who prefer 
going in the month of June, we have decided to advertise this special 
party to leave New York by Steamship CITY OF UICHFIOIVD 
of the limiaii Eine, on Saturday, .June lllli. Full particulars will 
be found on pages 21 to 32 of this pamphlet. 

THE ANNUAL VACATION PARTY. 

As usual, this party will be divided into three sections, and is organ- 
ized for the convenience of the great number of travelers professionally 
engaged, students and others, who can only leave home during the 
Summer Vacation. The party will leave New York by one of the large 
Steamers of the Anchor Line, in all probability the new Steam- 
ship FMRNESSIA, on Saturday, July 3d. 

For full particulars as to this party see pages 33 to 50 of this 
pamphlet. 

SPECIAL PARTY IN AUGUST. 

Should there be a sufficient number of inquiries to justify it, we 
are prepared to make arrangements for a special party, to leave in 
August, to be in London the first week in September, at which time 
the Ecumenical Methodist Conference will meet. In this con- 
nection we may state that we shall be glad to supply tickets to dele- 
gates to the above Conference by any line of steamers they may select, 
at reduced rates. 

In order to show in a more comprehensive form the routes over 
which these parties will travel, this pamphlet contains a specially en- 
graved Flap of Europe, which shows our extensive system of tours 
generally, and shows also the routes followed by our American 
Excursion parties. 

A short description of the principal places of interest visited by 
our parties is also given on pages 55 to 61. 

We invite all persons contemplating joining either of these parties 
to carefully study our programmes, and apply to our Chief American 
Office, 2(51 Broadway, New York, or any authorized Agency, if 
any further information or explanation is required. 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 



In addition to the above brief intimations with reference to our 
parties, we also take pleasure in impressing upon intending American 
travelers the fact, that 

Cook's International Traveling Tickets enable one or more Passen- 
gers to travel by all Chief Lines of Steamers and Railways to 
any part of, or Around the Globe, at any time, and do 
not compel the holders to travel in Parties. 

Our system is so universal and comprehensive that we can meet the 
requirements of every class of travelers to any part of the globe they 
may wish to visit. 

Intending travelers have only to send to our Chief American 
Office, 261 Broadway, New York, or any authorized Agency, an 
outline sketch of the tour they wish to take, stating the line of 
steamers, the route they wish to travel by, and the time to be occupied, 
and we will, in return, give them a correct quotation for the total 
fare for their proposed journeys. 

Cook's Excursionist, American Edition, is published monthly in 
New York, and contains dates of sailing and fares by Transatlantic 
Lines of Steamers, and thousands of specimen tours to every part of 
the world, tickets for which are issued by us. 

The Excursionist will be sent free by mail on receipt of 10 cents. 

For the special comfort and convenience of those who do not wish 
to join a publicly advertised party, and, at the same time, wish to 
travel through Europe as comfortably as possible, and relieve them- 
selves of the worry and anxiety of traveling alone and making their 
own arrangements, attending to their own baggage, securing hotel 
accommodation, etc., we are prepared to give quotations for 

PRIVATE AND FAMILY PARTIES, 

for whom, under special contract, we will undertake to send a 
qualified conductor for any tour they may select. Of course, 
the charge for such parties will be slightly higher, in proportion per 
passenger, than those made for the publicly advertised parties. All 
we require is, that at least three weeks' notice be given to our New 
York Office of the exact date the party will arrive in England, so that 
the necessary arrangements may be made for a competent conductor 
to meet them on landing from the steamer. 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 



Passengers traveling in the ordinary way with our International 
Traveling Tickets, will receive the free assistance of our salaried 
staff of representatives, who will be found at our various offices in all 
the chief cities in Europe and the East. They will be met on landing 
at the steamers, and assisted in Custom House examinations, etc. 

THE HOTEL COUPON SYSTEM 

has become a very large and important feature of our business, and 
secures to the holder good accommodation at over 500 first- 
class Hotels in various parts of the globe at a uniform rate of 
charge, and prevents the possibility of mistakes or overcharges. As 
these coupons were originated chiefly for the purpose of protecting 
our travelers, we do not, under any circumstances, issue the Hotel 
Coupons to any except those who travel under our arrangements, 
although we do issue traveling tickets without Hotel Coupons. 

CIRCULAR NOTES AND LETTERS OF 
CREDIT. 

Circular Notes, which are similar to Bank Drafts, are issued by us 
for the accommodation of tourists, and can be purchased at our Chief 
American Office, 261 Broadway, New York, and at our Chief Office, 
Ludgate Circus, London. 

These Notes are of the value of £5 or £10 each, they are made 
payable to the order of the tourist, and must be endorsed by him 
when presented for payment. They are cashed at our Offices, at the 
American Exchange in Europe, 449 Strand, London, W. C, at all 
of the Hotels on our list, by the Conductors of our parties, and by all 
recognized Bankers on the Continent and in the East. They have all 
the protection and conveniences of ordinary Circular Notes, and the 
special arrangements by which they are cashed at the Hotels obviate 
the delays which frequently arise to travelers who arrive at certain 
points after banking hours, and who would leave early the next morn- 
ing but for the fact that they must lose a day, or a portion of a day, 
waiting for the opening of the Bank. 

The Notes are accompanied by a Letter of Indication, showing a 

Statement of Account, and the list of places at which the Notes may 

• be cashed. The Letter is signed by the tourist before leaving America, 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 



and his signature serves to identify him. The Letter must always be 
shown when the Notes are presented for payment, but at all other 
times it should be carried separately from the Notes, so that in case the 
Notes are lost the finder will be unable to obtain payment. 

These Notes are cashed at the current rate of exchange, and in 
the currency of the country where presented, and all Notes not used 
will be redeemed at the Chief American Office. 

These Circular Notes have been issued in such large numbers 
during the past few years, that we felt justified, in 1878, in making 

FOREIGN BANKING AND EXCHANGE 

a special department of our business at our Chief Office in London, 
where travelers can exchange their Circular Notes obtained in 
America, and buy or sell current coin of the different countries of 
Europe. 

In closing these introductory notes, we wish it to be distinctly under- 
stood that the system of 

"COOKS TOURS" IS THE EXCLUSIVE 
PROPERTY OF THOS. COOK <fc SON, 

and that no individual, or firm, or agent, except those duly appointed 
and advertised by Thos. Cook & Son, have the right to use the title 
or system of the founders and sole proprietors, 



THOS. COOK & SON. 



Chief American Office, 

261 Broadway, New York, 
February 1st, 1881. 



USEFUL HINTS FOR TOURISTS, CONCERNING EUROPEAN TRAVEL. 



Passports. — As a rule, passports are unnecessary for the countries these parties will visit ; 
still, if war should break out, passports might be needed. It only requires three days to get 
them from the State Department, and we will procure them for 50 cents each, in addition to the 
Government fee of $5. Applicants must fill up a blank, and swear to it before a notary, whose 
seal must be attached. The proper way to get them is to send us 50 cents for the blank, fill the 
blank up, have it properly attested by a notary, and return it to us with $5 enclosed. There are 
two kinds of blanks — one for native born, and the other for naturalized citizens. Naturalized 
citizens must send their naturalization papers with their application, and the papers will be re- 
turned with the passport. 

Ua^^agc, — It is of the greatest importance that passengers should take as little baggage with 
them on their tour as possible, as high rates are charged for extra baggage, especially on the 
Continent, and the limited weight allowed to tourists is 100 pounds on ocean steamers and up to 
London, 60 pounds being the weight allowed on the Continent of Europe. A strong medium- 
sized wooden or leather trunk is preferable, and where friends are traveling together, or in the 
case of married couples, a single trunk may serve for two persons. A small hand-bag or satchel, 
together with a shawl-strap, will be found of great convenience. Travelers should avoid over- 
loading themselves with unnecessary bundles and packages. A most valuable and useful article 
is a small field or large opera-glass, which should have a strap attached, by which it can be car- 
ried over the shoulder. 

A strong umbrella is frequently useful as a protection against sun and rain. 

SPECIAL, NOTE TO BE OBSERVED ABOUT BAGGAGE. 

When leaving any hotel immediately after breakfast, to make a journey to another city, the 
trunks and small hand-bags should be packed, locked and strapped before leaving the bed-room. 
While at breakfast, the porters will remove all baggage, placing the small articles where you can 
lay your hands on them before entering the omnibus, and convey the large baggage to the 
station. 

Labels for large baggage and hand baggage for the use of the members of our parties will be 
furnished by us upon application. 

Clothing 1 .— For the ocean passage, the tourist should provide himself for all kinds of 
weather. The clothing should be ample, to guard against chills, and outside wraps, hoods, shawls, 
overcoats, worsted leggins and rugs will be found highly useful. Ladies will find camel-hair serge 
or woolen dresses the best. Jewelry of value should not be taken, with the exception, perhaps, 
of one set, to be worn constantly. Gentlemen will find warm clothing throughout, with an 
overcoat, very serviceable, so that prolonged sojourns may be made upon the deck, and cold 
winds may be encountered without discomfort. All clothing worn on steamers may be left 
behind either at Glasgow, Liverpool, or at the American Exchange in Europe, 449 Strand, London, 
W. C, where it will be stored at a slight expense. For traveling on the Continent, ladies should 
have a traveling and walking dress, and a black silk or stylish costume for receptions or dress 
occasions. For gentlemen, a traveling suit, also a black suit for dress occasions. If a full- 
dress suit is found necessary, it may be hired at a slight expense at almost every place. 

WasllillS'. — In hotels on the Continent of Europe there are ample facilities for getting wash- 
ing for travelers done quickly. It should be given to the chambermaid early in the day, and a 
list made out of the articles, with the day and hour at which they are required to be returned 
clearly written at the foot. 

Washing books, in different languages, may be obtained at any of Cook's Tourist Offices. 

Sundries. — A few suggestions as to some further requisites may be appreciated. A pocket 
compass will be found invaluable; a light scrap-book, and of a size easily disposed of in packing; 
a package or two of address or visiting cards; toilet soap; case with needles, thread, ball of string, 
buttons, scissors, penknife, and such other little articles as may suggest themselves and which 
may prove useful. 

Medieines. — It is not our vocation to prescribe, but aperient or astringent medicines may 
be required, and quinine is not unfrequently of use. Parties would do well to consult their 
usual medical attendant on this subject before leaving. First-class physicians and apothecaries 
can be found in all principal cities in Europe, and usually in our parties there is some member 
of the medical profession. A little court plaster, extract of ginger, ammonia, arnica, or some kind 
of liniment, enter into every tourist's outfit. 

Foreign .Moneys. — On pages 8 and 9 of this pamphlet will be found an explanation of our Cir- 
cular Notes and Letters of Credit and of our Foreign Banking and Exchange Department ; and 
on 3d page of cover we also give a money table showing the relative value of European currencies. 

Custom House Examinations.— All baggage is examined by the Custom House authori- 
ties in the various countries visited by these parties, and every assistance will be rendered by 
our conductors to facilitate this matter. Travelers should be in readiness with their keys and 
answer correctly, stating the contents of any trunks or parcels, and give to the officials every aid 
in the performance of their duty. 

Languages. — Whilst a knowledge of some of the Continental languages is very useful, still 
persons traveling with our parties do not absolutely need to speak them, as the conductor acts as 
interpreter where necessary, and English is spoken by almost all of the hotel keepers, waiters and 
merchants throughout the Continent. 

The traveler will do well to provide himself with a copy of the " Tourist's Conversational Guide 
to France, Germany and Italy," by J. T. Loth, which can be obtained at any of our offices, price 
35 cents. 

Guide Books anil Maps.— A list of our Guide Books is shown on 2d page of cover. 



Annual May Party, 



IRIIFtOOIFt^MiMIIH] OP 

COOK'S 
Special Personally Conducted Party 



—TO- 



England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, 

The Rhine, Belgium and Holland, 

VISITING- 

LONDON, PARIS, TURIN, GENOA, PISA, FLORENCE, 

ROME, NAPLES, POMPEII, 

Capri, Sorrento, Venice, Milan, Lake of Como, Lake Maggiore, the Simplon 

Pass, Chamounix, Geneva, Berne, Interlacken, Lucerne, Zurich, Schaff- 

hausen, the Falls of the Rhine, Strasbourg, Baden-Baden, 

Heidelberg, Wiesbaden, the Rhine, Cologne, Brussels, 

Antwerp, Amsterdam, the Hague, Rotterdam, etc. 



Leaving NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1881, 

By Gunard Mail Steamer "BOTHNIA." 
as :d-a."5ts' totje, $soo. 



UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF 

THOS. COOK & SON, 

Originators of the World-renowned Tourist and Excursion System (Established 1841), and only 

successful Conductors of Tours and Excursions to all parts of the Globe. Specially 

appointed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Sole Passenger 

Agents to the Royal British Commission, Vienna, 187d, 

Philadelphia, 1876, and Paris, 1878. 



IEF OFFICE, LTTIDC3--A.a?E OIZRCCTS, X.03ST3D03ST. 

CHIEF AMERICAN OFFICE, 

231. Broad^ray, IbTe^TT- "Z"orls:_ 



INTRODUCTION. 



We take pleasure in announcing our first personally conducted 
tour to Europe for the season of 1881. Favorable arrangements have 
been made by us with the Cunard Steamship Co., whereby we are 
enabled to offer to applicants for this party a good selection Of berths. 
The party will sail from New York on Wednesday, April 27th, by the 
S. S. " Bothnia," 4,500 tons burden, and one of the finest steamers 
of the Cunard fleet, Captain Murphy, Commander. 

The programme for this party is based on the experience of past 
years, and, as will be seen, it includes the choicest and most inter- 
esting routes of European travel. 

As this party will be limited in number, persons contemplating 
joining it should make early application to 

Thomas Cook & Son. 



COOK'S ANNUAL MAY PARTY. is 



ITINERARY. 



Wednesday, April 27th. — Leave New York by Steamship "Bothnia," from 
pier foot of Clarkson street, North River, at 3 p. m., for Liverpool. 

N~. B. — We are notified by the Steamship Company that the above-named Steamer is ap- 
pointed to sail on this date ; but ive cannot, of course, hold ourselves responsible should any 
change be made and another Steamer substituted. This, however, is not likely to occur. 

Sunday. May 8th.— Expect to arrive at LIVERPOOL. ( Washington Hotel.) 

Monday, May 9th. — Proceed to London by Midland Railway, going through 
the celebrated Derbyshire Peak district, and passing Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, 
Matlock Bath, Derby, Leicester, Bedford, etc. {Midland Grand Hotel.) 

Members of this party wishing to proceed to London via Chester, Birmingham, 
Warwick, for Stratford-on-Avon and Oxford, will bo supplied with tickets by 
Great Western Railway. The Conductor will travel via Midland Railway. 

Tuesday, May 10th. \ * N LONDON. 

Wednesday, May 11th. Owing to the great number of places of interest in 
Tl lrsrl M 12H Metropolis, and the diversity ol opinion as to 

Pridav Mav 13th ' ^ which places should be visited, no formal pro- 
Saturdav Mav 14th gramme for sight-seeing will be prepared, but every 

Sundav Miv 1 "5th assistance and information will be afforded to the 

J» J • [ members of the party by our staff. 

Monday, May 16th. — Leave London for Paris, via New Haven and Dieppe, by 

8 p. m. train, from London Bridge Station. 

Passengers who may so desire can take an afternoon train and spend a few 

hours at Brighton, joining the party at New Haven in the evening. 

Any passenger preferring the short sea mail route, via Dover and Calais, can be supplied with 

tickets for that route on payment of the difference of fare. 

Tuesday, May 17th. — Arrive in Paris. {Hotel to be arranged.) 
Baggage examined at Paris on arrival. 

Wednesday, May 18th. f IN PARIS, three days of which will be devoted to car- 
Thursday, May 19th. j riage drives, visiting the principal places of interest 
Friday, May 20th. J. in and around the city, including an excursion to 

Saturday, May 21st. St. Cloud, Se"vres and Versailles, in accordance with 

Sunday, May 22d. [ the following programme : 

First Day. 

New French Opera, Grand Boulevards, La Madelaine, Place de la Concorde and 
Obelisk of Luxor, Champs Elyse'es, Palace of Industry, Palace of the Elyse"e, Arc 
de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Ecole Militaire, Invalides and Tomb of Napoleon, 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Palace Bourbon, Pont de la Concorde, Palace of the 
Legion of Honor, Palace of the Council of State (ruins), Tuileries, Palais Royal. 

Bibliotbeque Nationale, Bourse, Rue Lafayette, Square Montholon, St. Vincent 
de Paul, Northern Railway Terminus, Park of the Buttes Chaumont, Cemetery 
of Pere la Chaise, Prison de la Roquette and Place of Execution, Place de la 
Bastille and Column of July, Place du Chateau d'Eau, Porte St. Martin, Porte 
St. Denis, La Trinite". 

Second Day. 

St. Augustin, Park Monceau, Arc de Triomphe, Bois de Boulogne, the Lakes, 
Grand Cascade and Race-course, view of the Citadel of Mont Valdrien, Town and 
Park of St. Cloud, Montretout-Buzenval, Forest of Ville d'Avray, Avenue de 
Picardie, Versailles, the Grand Trianon and State Carriages. 



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Palace, Museum and Park of Versailles, Avenue de Paris, Viroflay, Chaville, 
Sevres and its Porcelain Manufactory (exterior), Billancourt, Fortifications of 
Paris, Viaduct of Auteuil, Palace of the Trocadero, Seine Embankment, Cours 
la Reine. 

Third Day. 

Column Vendome, Garden of the Tuileries, Institute of France, Mint, Pont 
Neuf and Statue of Henry IV., Palace of Justice, Ste. Chapelle, Tribunal of 
Commerce, Conciergerie, Cour de Cassation, St. Germain l'Auxerrois, Palace and 
Museum of the Louvre, Palais Royal. 

Place du Carrousel and Triumphal Arch, Ecole des Beaux Arts, St. Germain 
des Pre's, St. Sulpice, Palace of the Luxembourg, St. Jacques du Haut Pas, Val 
de Grace, Carpet Manufactory of the Gobelins, Observatory, Statue of Marshal 
Ney, Fountain and Gardens of the Luxembourg, Panthe'on, Bibliotheque Ste. 
Genevieve, St. Etienne du Mont, Fontaine Cuvier, Jardin des Plantes, Orleans 
Railway Terminus, Halle aux Vins, Morgue, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Hotel 
Dieu, Place du Chatelet, the new Avenue de l'Opera. 

Monday, May 23d. — Leave Paris by 8 p. m. train for Turin, via Dijon, Macon 
and the Mount Cenis Tunnel. 

Baggage examined either at Modane or Turin. 

Tuesday, May 24th. — Arrive in Turin at 6 p. m. (Hotel d'Angleterre.) 

Wednesday, May 25th.— IX TURIN, visiting the Royal Palace, Museums, 
Cathedral, squares, etc., and leaving by afternoon train for Genoa. (Hotel de la 
Ville.) 

Thursday, May 26th.— IN GENOA, visiting the Cathedral, Church of the 
Annunziata, Palace of the Doges, Public Gardens, etc. 

Friday, May 27th. — Leave Genoa by Riviera Railway for PISA. (Hotel de 
Londres. ) 

Saturday, May 28th. — The morning will be spent in viewing the Cathedral, 
Baptistry, Leaning Tower, Campo Santo, etc., leaving by noon train for Rome. 
(Continental Hotel.) 

{ IN ROME, three days of which will be devoted to 
] carriage excursions, under the superintendence of 
Mr. Shakspere Wood, the eminent archasologist, 
[ according to the following programme: 

N. B. — Special attention is called t<> the fact that, under an agreement between Mr. 
Shakspere Wood and ourselves, our parties are the ONLY ones that do the sightseeing of 
Rome under lux charge. 

First Day. 

The Palatine. — The Seven Hills; remains of the Walls of Romulus and Port 
Mugonia; remains of Temples and edifices of the early Republic; remains of 
houses of the Republican period; House of Tiberius Claudius Nero, with Fresco 
paintings. 

The Palace of the C^sars.— Site of the House of Augustus; Palace of Tibe- 
rius; substructions of the Palace of Caligula, and Porticos built by him to the 
Domus Tiberiana; great suite of State rooms, built by Domitian; Lararium, 
Basilica, Triclinium, etc.; Intermontium ; great Stadium of Domitian; gigantic 
Porticos of Heptimius Severus; site of Septizonium, etc., etc. 

Basilica of Constantine. 

Arch of Titus. — Bas-relief of Soldiers carrying Seven-branched Candlestick, 
etc. 



Sunday, May 29th. 
Mondav, May 30th. 
Tuesday, May 31st, 
Wednesday, June 1st. 



(After Lunch.) 



The Colosseum. 

Temple of Venus and Rome. 

Remains of Domus Transltoria 

Nero. 
Arch of Constantine. 
Meta Sudans. 



Temple of Vesta. 

Temple of Fortuna Virtus. 

Ponte Rotto and View along the Tiber. 

The Cloaca Maxima. 

Theatre of Marcellus. 

The Portico of Octayia. 



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Second Day. 

The Pantheon. 

The Forum Romanum. — Via Sacra ; Vicus Tuscus ; Clivus Capitulinus ; Tem- 
ples of Castor and Pollux, the Deified Julius, Saturn, Vespasian, Concord , the 
Basilica Julia ; Honorary Monuments, the Pedestal of Domitian's Statue, Col- 
umn of Phocas ; Rostrum ; Arch of Septimius Severus ; Portico of the Dei Con- 
sentes ; the Tabularium. 

The Tabpeian Rock. 

The Mamertine Prison . 

The Foea of the Empekoes Augustus, Nero, Trajan. 

(After Lunch.) 

The Golden House of Nero. 

Baths of Titus. 

Basilica of St. Clement ; the Basilica of the Twelfth Century ; the now sub- 
terranean Basilica of the Fourth Century ; marvelously preserved Frescoes ; 
House of Clement : Temple of Mithras ; remains of a grand edifice of the Re- 
publican period, superimposed on a portion of the wall of the Kings, beneath 
the subterranean Basilica. 

Basilica of St. John Lateran. 

The Scala Sancta. 

Aqueduct of Nero. 

Basilica of St. Paul, Outside the Walls. 

Third Day. 
Vatican Museum of Sculpture. 

The Sixttne Chapel. — Michael Angelo's "Last Judgment." 
Stanze and Loggie of Raphael. 

Vatican Picture Gallery. — "The Transfiguration ;" "Communion of St. Je- 
rome ;" " Madonna di Foligno," etc., etc. 

(After Lunch.) 

Baths of Caracalla ; Porta St. Sebastl4.no ; Colombaria. 

The Appian Way. — Tombs of Geta, Eriscilla, Cecilia Metella, Seneca, the Cotta 

Family, &c, &c. ; Tumuli of the Horatii and Curiatii ; the Villa of the Quintilii; 

the Ustrinum ; the Circus of Romulus ; the Catacombs. (See ' 'JVew Guide to Ancient 

and Modern Rome," price $2.00.) 

During the stay in Rome a pleasant Excursion can be made by Steam Tram- 
way to Tivoli. Excursion tickets may be had at Cook's Tourist Office, 1 b Piazza 
di Spagna; price, $1. 
Thursday, June 2d. — Leave by afternoon train for Naples. (Grand Hotel Nobile.) 
f IN NAPLES, during which time the party will visit 
Friday, June 3d. the principal places of interest in the city and sur- 

Saturday, June 1th. J roundings, including carriage drives to Hercula- 
Sunday, June 5th. neum, Pompeii and Vesuvius, and a steamboat ex- 

Monday, June 6th. j cursion on the Bay of Naples to the Island of Capri, 

visiting the Blue Grotto, weather permitting. 
Tuesday, June 7th. — Go by morning train to Rome, sleeping at Rome. (Con- 
tinental Hotel.) 

Wednesday, June 8th. — Leave by morning train for Florence, via Torontola and 
Chiusi. (Hotel d' Europe.) 

[ IN FLORENCE, during which time visits will be 
Thursdav June 9th made to the Tombs of the Medicis, the Cathedral 

TTvi^nT- Til™ -im-v. "I an( * Baptistry, Church of Santa Croce (the West- 
jmaay, June iutn. minster Abbey of Italy), the Uffizi Gallery, Pala- 

ces of the Signoria and Pitti, etc. 
Saturday, Junellth. — Leave Florence by morning train for Venice, via Bologna. 
The Railway line between Florence and Bologna, which intersects the Tuscan 
Apennines, is one of the grandest in Europe. Bridges, tunnels (45 in all), and 
galleries are traversed in uninterrupted succession. Beautiful views are obtained 



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Thursday. June 16th. 
Friday, June 17th. 



of the valleys and gorges of the Apennines and of the luxuriant plains of Tus- 
cany, "the Garden of Italy." (Hotel Victoria.) 

[ IN VENICE, during which time gondolas will be pro- 
vided for visiting the most important points of 
Sunday, June 12th. interest, including the Church of St. Marc, Eoyal 

Monday, June 13th. \ Palace, the Palace of the Doges, the Bridge of 
Tuesday, June 14th. Sighs, State Prisons, the principal Churches, Mu- 

seums, Art Galleries, the Islands of the Lagoons, 
|_ the Lido, etc. 
Wednesday, June 15th. — Leave Venice for Milan, vw Verona, Desenzano, Brescia, 
etc. Between Peschiera and Desenzano a view of the picturesque Lake of Garda 
is obtained. (Grand Hotel de Milan.) 

{ IN MILAN. Visiting the Cathedral dedicated to Marie 
Nascenti, one of the finest specimens of Gothic archi- 
tecture in the world. The Gallery Vittorio Eman- 
uele or Public Arcade, which is one of the most 
spacious and attractive of its kind in existence. 
The Arch of Peace, the Brera Collection of Pictures 
and Statues, the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, 
containing, in the Monastery, the celebrated " Last 
Supper " ol Leonardo da Vinci, etc. 
A National Exhibition, and a Musical Exhibition, will 
be open in Milan at this time, affording an opportu- 
nity for such members of the party as desire to 
visit them. 
During the stay at Milan an excursion by rail and 
steamer will be made to the romantic LAKE OF 
COMO, visiting Bellagio and its charming surround- 
ing villa. 

Saturday, June 18th. — Leave by noon train for ARONA, thence by steamer on 
Lake Maggiore to Stresa, beautifully situated upon its shores, opposite the 
Borromean Islands. (Hotel des Isles Borromees.) 
Sunday, June 19th.— A day of rest at STJRESA. 

Monday, June 20th. — Leave by diligence at 1 a. m., traveling through the 
magnificent and historic SIMPLON PASS, arriving at Brieg at 4.10 p. m. (Hotel 
des Gouronnes et Poste.) 

Tuesday, June 21st. — Leave Brieg by Simplon Railway for MARTIGNY. (Hotel 
Clerc.) 

Wednesday, June 22d. — Go by mules or carriages over the TETE NOIR, to 
Chamounix. (Hotel d' Angleteire. ) 

[ IN THE VALLEY OF CHAMOUNIX. The hotel 
| here commands a magnificent view of Mont Blanc. 
\ Excursions may be made to the Montanvert, Mau- 
vais Pas, Mer de Glace, Chapeau, Jardin, Flegere, 
[ or to the beautiful gorges of La Dioza. 
-Leave by diligence, through Sallanches, for Geneva. 
(Hotel de Russie.) Visits may be made to the Cathedral, where Calvin preached; 
the Russian Church, Rathhaus, Rousseau's Island, the meeting of the waters, 
etc. 

Sunday, June 26th.— A day of rest IN GENEVA, situated on the banks of the 
romantic Lake Leman. 

Monday, June 27th. — Leave Geneva by morning train for BERNE, stopping 
over a train at Fribourg (if considered advisable by the Conductor). (Hotel 
Bellevue.) A magnificent panorama of the snowy peaks of the Bernese Alps 
may be seen from the garden of the Hotel, or from the terrace of the Cathe- 
dral, on a fine day. The Cathedral (1421-1573) contains a celebrated organ, on 
which evening recitals are given. The Clock Tower, Bear Pit, Kindli-fresser, 
Gothic Church, Rathhaus, etc., constitute the sight-seeing of the Capital of 
Switzerland. 



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Friday, June 24th. 

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Tuesday, June 28th. — Leave Berne by morning express train for INTER- 
LACKEN, one of the most beautiful spots in Switzerland, and in full view of the 
Jungfrau. (Hotel Victoria.) 

Wednesday, June 29th. — Carriages will be provided for an excursion toGRIN- 
DELWALI), to see the wonderful Glaciers. Short and pleasant walks may be made 
to Heimwehniih, Unspunnen, Beatenberg, Thurnberg, etc., most of which 
places afford good views of the Lakes of Thun and Brienz. 

Thursday, June 30th. — Go by afternoon boat to GIESSBACH, spending the 
night there and witnessing the illumination of the celebrated Falls. (Giess- 
bach Hotel.) 

Friday, July 1st. — By steamer to Brienz and by carriage over the picturesque 
BRUNIG PASS to Alpnacht, passing through Lungern and Sarnen, and by the 
Lake of that name (4J miles long), taking steamer at Alpnacht, on the Lake of 
the Four Cantons, to Lucerne. (Swan Hotel.) 

Saturday, July 2d. j IN LUCERNE, during which time an Excursion on 

Sunday, July 3d. j the Lake and the ascent of the Bighi will be made. 

At Lucerne may be visited the Lion cut in solid rock, after design by Thor- 
waldsen, in memory of the Swiss Guards who fell in defending Louis XVI. 
against the revolutionary mob in Paris, Aug. 10th, 1792. The Glacier Garden, 
in which are many relics of lacustrine habitations, etc., adjoins the "Lion." 
The Cathedral, containing one of the best organs in Switzerland, and the 
quaint Church-yard, are full of interest. Old Bridges and Fortifications. The 
Lake of Lucerne ( Vierwaldslaedtersee) is full of wild and picturesque scenery, and 
is associated with the legend of William Tell. 

Monday, July 4th. — Go by convenient train, via Zug, to ZURICH. (Hotel 
Bellevue. ) This town is noted for its manufactures. Places of interest are the 
Hohe Promenade, offering fine views, the Cathedral, Botanical Gardens, etc. 

Tuesday, July 5th. — Go by morning train to Schaffhausen; thence by train or 
omnibus to NEUHAUSEN to see the FALLS OF THE RHINE. (Hotel Schweit- 
zerhoff. ) 

Wednesday, July 6th. — Leave by train over the Black Forest Railway, one of 
the greatest engineering achievements in Europe, passing Donaueschingen, (the 
source of the Danube), Triberg, Hornberg, Offenberg, etc. for STRASBOURG. 
(Hotel Maison Rouge.) 

Thursday, July 7th.— Inspect the celebrated Cathedral and its wonderful clock, 
and thence proceed by train, via Kehl and Appenweier, to BADEN-BADEN. 
(Hotel Hollande.) A pleasant carriage excursion may be made from here into the 
Black Forest at a small cost. 

Friday, July 8th.— Leave by train for HEIDELBERG, (Hotel d' Europe,) one of 
the charming spots in Rhenish Germany. Visit the Schloss and the Great Tun, 
the University, Cathedral, etc. 

Saturday, July 9th, — Travel by train, via Darmstadt, to Frankfort, stopping 
here for a few hours, thence to Wiesbaden. (Grand Hotel du Rhin.) 

Sunday, July 10th.— A day of rest IN WIESBADEN. 

Monday, July 11th. — The party will be conveyed by carriages or omnibuses 
to B1EBRICH, where they will take steamer for the voyage down the Rhine to 
Cologne. The voyage on one of the magnificent saloon steamers, up or down 
the Rhine, is one of unsurpassed interest. The banks of this noble River teem 
with relics of by-gone feudal splendor — ruined castles, whose associations and 
whose legends awaken every generous feeling, as they glide by on either hand. 
The beauty and interest of the scenery are concentrated between Bingen and 
Bonn, for in quick succession we pass Eltville, Ruedesheim and Bingen, the 
Maus Thurm, Rheinstein, Lorch, Bacharach, Gutenfels, Schoenberg, the Lurlei, 
Rheinfelz, Boppart, Coblentz, with the Ehrenbreitstein, Andernach, Rheineck, 
Remagen, Godesburg, the Drachenfels, Seven Mountains, reaching Cologne early 
in the evening. — (Hotel Disch.) 

Tuesday. July 12th.— IN COLOGNE. The morning may be spent in visiting 
the Cathedral, one of the finest Gothic churches in the world, begun in 1248 ; it 



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was left unfinished from the beginning of the 16th century until 1816, and finally 
completed in August, 1880; church of St. Ursula (12th century), with the bones of 
11,000 martyred virgins ; Rathhaus (13th to 16th centuries). 

Leave Cologne by express train, via Aix la Chapelle, Verviers and Liege, for 
Brussels. (Hotel de la Poste. ) Baggage examined at Verviers. 

[ To be spent IN BRUSSELS, during which time the 
following places will be visited : The Hotel de la 

Wednesday, July 13th. J Ville, Wiertz Museum, the Palace of the Duke of 

Thursday, July 14th. Arenburg, Cathedral of St. Gudule, the Hcuse of 

Parliament ; also, carriage or railway excursion to 
I the Battle-field of Waterloo. 

Friday, July 15th.— LeaveBrussels, ™« Marines, for ANTWERP. (Hotel cT Europe.) 
The remainder of the day ruay be spent in visiting the Cathedral, containing 
celebrated paintings by Rubens, the church of St. Jacques, the church of St. 
Paul, the Hotel de Ville, Museum, Zoological Gardens, etc., etc. 

Saturday, July 16th. — Leave by morning train for THE HA(JUE. (Hotel Vieux 
Dcelen.) Baggage examined at Roosendaal. This is admitted to be the prettiest place 
in Holland. It is the seat of the Government, and contains the Museum, with 
the unrivalled collections of paintings, etc., including the renowned "Bull," 
by Paul Potter; the "School of Anatomy," by Rembrandt, etc. A visit to 
SCHEVENINGEN, the fashionable sea-side resort of the Dutch, is strongly recom- 
mended. 

Sunday, July 17th.— A day of rest at THE HAGUE. 

Monday, July 18th. — Leave by convenient train for Amsterdam. (Old Bible 
Hotel. ) 

Tuesday, July 19th.— IN AMSTERDAM visiting the Palace, Museum, Harbor 
and Docks, Diamond Factories, etc. 

Wednesday, July 20th.— Proceed by morning train to ROTTERDAM, (New Bath 
Hotel) and visit the Groote Kerk (Church of St. Lawrence), Boyman's Museum, 
the Birthplace and Statue of Erasmus, and quaint streets. Leave same evening 
by Harwich steamer for London. Baqgage examined at Harwich. 

Thursday, July 21st. f ™ LONDON. (Midland Grand Hotel.) 

Friday, July 22d. j L E R p o L eVenmg ^^^ ° n J " LIV " 

Saturday, Julv 23d. — Leave Liverpool by Cunard Line Steamer for New York. 

Wednesday, Aug. 3d.— Expect to arrive at NEW YORK. 

THE PRICE FOR THIS TOUR IS $600, 

WHICH INCLUDES 

First-class Ocean passage both ways, 20 Days. 

First-class Hotel accommodation in Great Britain, 11 Days. 
First-class Hotel accommodation on the Continent, 65 Days. 

Total, 96 Days. 

IT ALSO INCLUDES : 

First-class railway and steamboat traveling for the entire journey; Omnibuses 
and Porterage between Stations and Hotels ; free transportation of 60 lbs. of 
Baggage; gratuities to Servants; three days' carriage drives in Paris; three days' 
carriages in Rome, and the services of Mr. Shakspere Wood; Trip to Pompeii 
and Vesuvius; Steamboat trip to Capri; two days' gondolas in Venice;, excursion 
from Milan to Lake Como and back; Carriages to Grindelwald; Excursion on 
Lake Lucerne and ascent of the Righi; Excursion to Waterloo; fees for sight- 
seeing, as per Conductor's Programme; services of special local guides where 
Drecessary; and also the services of the Conductor, who acts as Interpreter 
and Manager. 

Note. — The Conductor will only pay for carriages ordered by himself, and the services of the 
guides will be for the whole party . 



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Hotel provision for each country to be according to the custom of the country, 
viz.: in Great Britain, Meat Breakfast, Table d'Hote Dinner, Tea, Bedroom, 
lights, service and attendance. On the Continent : Meat Breakfast, Dinner at 
Table d'Hote (with or without wine, as the Hotel provides), Bedroom, lights and 
service. 

Special Notice. — Each person joining this party will also receive an admission 
ticket to the American Exchange in Europe, free of charge, entitling the holder 
to all the privileges of the Exchange while the party is in London. For particulars 
see page 64. 

STEAMSHIP ACCOMMODATION. 

The Staterooms provided for this party are the best outside rooms. Three 
passengers will be placed in each room. Married couples will be assigned an 
entire inside room. 

Married couples desiring large outside rooms can be accommodated on pay- 
ment of $36 additional. 

A DEPOSIT OF FIFTY DOLLARS 

is required from each person who decides to go with this party; when the 
deposit is made, the name is registered, and the berths are allotted in the exact 
order of these deposits, the earliest depositors, of course, receiving the best 
berths. 

Forty dollars of this deposit may be withdrawn up to April 10th, after which 
time the whole amount is due. 

HOW TO JOIN THE PARTY. 

Persons desirous of joining this party should write as early as possible, en- 
closing draft on any bank or postal order made payable to the order of Thos. 
Cook & Son. We will, upon receipt of the same, return a "Deposit Receipt" 
and a plan of the steamer, showing the location of the berths we can offer. 
Should the choice of berths be left to us, we will use our best judgment in the 
interest of each, and advise them at once. The balance of the money can be paid 
any time after April 10th. 

SIZE OF THE PARTY. 

In order to insure comfort, and secure good accommodation at Hotels, the 
number of passengers will be limited. 

EXTENSION OF TIME. 

Breaks in the Journey can be made at almost any point, and as the 
return steamship tickets are good for one year, any of the members of this party 
can remain in Europe at their discretion. The whole amount of fare must be 
paid before starting, but they can receive back the value of their unused tickets 
and Hotel coupons, less 10 per cent. (Swiss Traveling Tickets excepted), at the Chief 
London Office, or they can be exchanged for tickets to other points, at their full 
value. 

On the return from the Continent, if any wish to extend their tour to the 
English Lakes, Scotland and Ireland, taking the steamer at Liverpool or 
Queenstown, quotations will be given by Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son; and if a 
party of 10 or more is made up for such supplementary tour, a Conductor will 
be sent with them, without extra charge. 

A very interesting tour from London, combining the English Lakes, Melrose, 
Abbotsford, Edinburgh, Stirling, the Trossachs, Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, 
Glasgow, Belfast, the Giant's Causeway, Dublin, and the Lakes of Killarney, 
thence to Queenstown to join the steamer, may be accomplished comfortably in 
from 10 to 12 days. 

HOMEWARD ATLANTIC VOYAGE. 

We have proved from experience that a large percentage of the passengers 
booked for Personally Conducted Parties do not return by the Atlantic steamers 
on the exact dates given in these itineraries, therefore we must impress upon the 



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members of this party the importance of giving us the earliest possible notice and 
the date they intend leaving for New York, so that good berths may be secured 
for them. 

Passengers failing to do this will have to take their own risk as to the location 
of berths that may be allotted them, when they finally give instructions for their 
return passage to be secured. 

OTHER LINES OF STEAMERS. 

Any who desire to avail themselves of this Tour, but prefer some other line of 
steamers, we can accommodate them, and will give them a special quotation either 
higher or lower, according to the line preferred. We will also, for those who 
have engaged steamship passage, give quotations, and book them from Liverpool, 
London or Paris. 

DETOURS. 

Any member will be allowed to leave the party to visit other localities, provided 
early notice be given to the Conductor, so that engagements for hotel accommo- 
dation may not be violated. Hotel coupons will be supplied to those who so 
leave the party for the number of days they expect to be absent. Any unused 
coupons to be redeemed at the advertised rate. No allowance can, however, be 
made for incidental expenses when not traveling with the Conductor. 

BAGGAGE. 

Whilst anxious to render all possible assistance to travelers in the transport, 
care and registration of baggage, Thos. Cook & Son cannot admit responsibility 
in cases of detention, stray conveyance, damage to or loss of baggage. In all 
cases of transference it is necessary that baggage should be identified by its 
owners, especially on entering and leaving hotels and railway stations ; and 
whenever baggage is subject to customs examination, its owners should be pres- 
ent to answer for it. 

Great care will be taken in the registration and conveyance of the trunks or 
portmanteaus of the parties whilst traveling with the Conductor ; but it must 
be distinctly understood that all small packages, such as hand-bags, umbrellas, 
traveling rugs, &c, must remain entirely under the control of the passenger. 

LABELS for large baggage and hand baggage for the use of the members of 
this party will be furnished by us upon application. 

LETTERS may be addressed to any member of the party, care of Thomas Cook 
& Son, Ludgate Circus, London, and such letters will be carefully forwarded to 
the Conductor of the party for delivery. 

LETTERS OF CREDIT AND CIRCULAR CHECKS are issued by us at cur- 
rent rates, in the denomination of five or ten pounds sterling each, and are 
payable at nearly every point on the route, or will be cashed by the Conductor as 
required, in the currency of the country where the party happens to be at the time. 

They are also cashed at the American Exchange in Europe, No. 449 Strand, 
London, W. C. 

CAUTIONARY PROVISO. 

The liability of Alpine roads and railroads in the neighborhood of mountains 
to damage from storms and other influences beyond human control, renders it 
necessary that we should announce that we cannot be responsible for detention 
or expenses incurred by deviation of routes occasioned by circumstances of this 
nature, nor for delays or deviations that may be caused through the railways 
being required for military purposes. 

The most that Companies will do under such circumstances is to repay the 
value of any tickets or proportion of tickets not used for lines thus rendered 
impassable; and all claims in such cases must be sent in writing, accompanied 
by the unused tickets, within one month from the date for which such tickets 
were available. 

THOS. COOK & SON, 

p. o. Box 4197. 261 Broadway, New York. 




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ne Party. 



-Me PBOOBAMME **■ 

-OF A- 

Special Personally Conducted Party, 

LEAVING 

NEW YORK on SATURDAY, JUNE 11th, 1881, 

By Steamship " CITY OF RICHMOND," of the Inman Line, 

INCLUDING VISITS TO THE MOST INTERESTING CITIES OF 

Ireland, Scotland, England, Belgium, The Rhine District, 

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE, 
WITH AN EXTENSION TOUR TO ITALY, 

AND EMBRACING: 

Cork, Blarney Castle, GlengarifT, The Lakes of Killarney, Muckross Abbey, Dublin, Enniskillen, 

Londonderry, The Giants' Causeway, Belfast, Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, 

The Trossachs, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Melrose Abbey, Abbotsford, 

LONDON, ROTTERDAM, THE HAGUE, AMSTERDAM, ANTWERP, 

Brussels, Cologne, The Rhine, Wiesbaden, Frankfort, Heidelberg, SchafThausen, Zurich, 
Lucerne, The Righi, The Bernese Oberland, Geissbach, Interlacken, The Jungfrau, 
Grindelwald, Berne, Lausanne, Lake Leman, Bouveret, Martigny, The 
Tete Noir Pass, Chamounix, Mt. Blanc, Geneva, Dijon, Paris, 
Rouen, Dieppe, Brighton, London, The Derby- 
shire Peak District, Liverpool, &c. 

78 DAYS' TOUR, #oOO. 



the iT-^iriiX-A-nsr ZE^msnsrsionsr 

include, in addition to the above, visits to TURIN, MILAN, VENICE, FLOREN 
NAPLES, POMPEII, ROME, PISA AND GENOA, 

Occupying 16 Days' Additional Time, at an Extra Cost of $125. 



UNDEK THE MANAGEMENT OF 

THOS. COOK & SON, 

Originators of the World-renowned Tourist and Excursion System (Established 1841), and only- 
successful Conductors of Tours and Excursions to all parts of the Globe. Specially 
appointed by his Koyal Highness the Prince of Wales, Sole Passenger 
Agents to the Koyal British Commission, Vienna 1873, 
Philadelphia 1876, and Paris 1878. 



CHIHF OFFICE, XiTTOD(3--A.a:DE CIBCTJS, XOHSTDOIN". 

CHIEF AMERICAN OFFICE, 

261 Broadway, New York. 



INTRODUCTION. 



In order to meet the requirements of many ladies and gentle- 
men who desire to avail themselves of one of our parties, and who 
prefer going in the month of June., we have decided to advertise 
this special party to leave New York on Saturday, June Hth, 
by Steamship City of Richmond of the Inman Line, 4,607 tons 
burden, Captain R. Leitch, Commander. 

We have no doubt that this Tour, which embraces the most 
interesting parts of Ireland, Scotland, England and the Continent 
of Europe, will be appreciated by the traveling public, and 
persons contemplating joining this party should make early appli- 
cation, as the number of berths reserved is limited. 

Thos. Cook & Son. 



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ITINERARY. 



Saturday, June 11th. — Leave New York by Inman Line Steamship 
"City of Richmond," from Pier foot of Charlton Street, at 3 p. m. 

JV. B. — We are notified by the Steamship Company that the above-named Steamer 
is appointed to sail on this date; but we cannot, of course, hold our selves responsible 
should any change be made and another Steamer substituted. This, however, is 
not likely to occur. 

Monday, June 20th.— Expect to land at QUEENSTOWN, (Baggage exam- 
ined on arrival) and proceed to CORK. (Imperial Hotel.) If the passengers 
land early enough, they will be conducted to BLARNEY CASTLE, and 
have an opportunity of kissing the celebrated Blarney Stone on the day of 
their arrival. Should the passengers not land early enough, it will 
have to be omitted from the programme. 

Tuesday, June 21st. — Leave Cork by railway via Bandon for Drimoleague, 
thence take jaunting cars, via Bantry Bay, to GLENGrARIFF, resting the 
night at Glengariff. (Roche' 1 s Hotel.) 

Wednesday, June 22d. — On the jaunting cars, via Kenmare, to Killarney. 
(Railway Hotel.) 

\ To be spent AT KILLARNEY. Excursions will be 
arranged by boat and car to the interest- 
ing points of the lakes and district, includ- 
ing the Gap of Dunloe. Dinis, Ross and the 
Thursday, June 23d, oth A er °£ ief Elands, Muckross Abbejs the Tore, 

Friday, June 24th. a f nd ^ her waterfalls etc. etc. During the 

■" stay the ascent of Mangerton can be made, 

which, if the weather is favorable, commands 
one of the finest panoramic views in Great 
Britain, and is well worth the little labor 
[ and fatigue required to make the ascent. 
Saturday, June 25th. — Proceed by express train, via Mallow, to Dublin, 
arriving there the same evening. [Imperial Hotel.) 
Sunday, June 26th.— To be spent IN DUBLIN. 

Monday, June 27th.— Proceed by train, via Drogheda, Dundalk and 
Enniskillen, to LONDONDERRY. ^Jury's Hotel.) Near Enniskillen the 
railway skirts a portion of the beautiful Loch Erne, and should the party 
consist of a sufficient number to justify it, the conductor will be in a posi- 
tion to arrange for a special steamboat trip over the Loch, in which case 
the party will not arrive at Londonderry until late at night. 



Tuesday, June 28th. — The morning will be devoted to visiting the points 
of interest in Londonderry, leaving in the afternoon by train for PORTRUSH. 
If the weather is favorable and the evening fine, a jaunting car excursion 
will be made the same evening to the GIANTS' CAUSEWAY, where guides 
will be in attendance to point out all features of interest, and the peculiar 
formation of the Causeway and the neighboring caves. En route between 
Portrush and the Causeway, a view will be obtained of the ruins of the 
celebrated CASTLE OF DUNLUCE. 

Wednesday, June 29th. — Leave Portrush by railway for Belfast. BELFAST 
is a well-known manufacturing and commercial city, but it does not contain 
any features of special interest to tourists, therefore we do not propose spend- 
ing more than a few hours here, during which time the principal streets 
and points of interest can be visited, the party leaving the same night by 
the mail steamer for Glasgow, arriving early on the morning of 

Thursday, June 30th. — GLASGOW, like Belfast, has very few features of 
interest to general tourists. The party will therefore visit the city during 
the early part of the day, and will proceed by afternoon train to BAL- 
LOCH, there to take the steamer on LOCH LOMOND to 1NWERSNAID. 

Friday, July 1st.— Leave Inversnaid by coach for STRONOCHLACHER, 
there to take the steamer on LOCH KATRINE. At the head of Loch 
Katrine coaches are again taken, passing through the TROSSACHS district, 
skirting Lochs Achray and Venochar, passing over the historical Brig 
o' Turk to Callander, and thence by railway to STIRLING, where oppor- 
tunity will be given for visiting the historical castle, from which views are 
obtained of the battle-field of Bannockburn, etc. Proceeding by railway 
the same night to Edinburgh. (Philp's Cockhtrn Hotel.) 

f IN EDINBURGH. Saturday will be devoted to the 

1 chief points of interest, including Calton Hill and 
Holyrood Palace, passing from thence through 
the old parts of the city, in which are to be seen 
the houses that were occupied by the former 
Saturday, July 2d. J Kings and Nobles of Scotland, the house from 
Sunday, July 3d. which John Knox addressed the inhabitants of 

Edinburgh, etc., etc., to the castle. The chief 
rooms of the Castle will be visited, and all points 
of interest indicated by the guides, and the pas- 
sengers will return from the Castle by the Public 
L Gardens, Princess street, to the hotel. 
Monday, July 4th. — Leave by early train, via the North British Railway, 
for MELROSE. Carriages will be taken for a visit to the ruined Abbey, and 
for a five mile drive to ABBOTSFORD, the home of Sir Walter Scott; then 
back to Melrose Station, when train will be taken for Carlisle ; thence by 
Midland Railway through Leeds, Sheffield, Leicester, Bedford to London. 
(Midland Grand Hotel.) 

f IN LONDON. Owing to the great number of 
places of interest in the Metropolis, and thn 
-y , T , ,- f i diversity of opinion as to which places should 

Wd d J 1 6tl be visited ' no formal programme for sight- 

Thursday? y july 7th. * \ seeing will be prepared, but every assistance 
* ., V , ,,\ ' and information will be afforded to the mem- 

Friday, July 8th. bgrs of the party by QUr 8taff> 

I The party will leave London on Friday evening 
by Harwich or Flushing route for Rotterdam. 



Wednesday July 13th. 
Thursday, July 14th. 



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Saturday, July 9th.— Arrive at ROTTERDAM early {New Bath Hotel), 
{Baggage examined on arrival), visit the principal places of interest, leaving 
the same afternoon for Amsterdam. {Old Bible Hotel.) 

Sunday, July 10th. — IN AMSTERDAM, one of the most interesting cities 
in northern Europe. 

Monday, July 11th. — Leave by morning train, stopping for a brief visit 
to THE HAGUE, and reaching Antwerp the same evening. Baggage ex- 
amined at Eoosendaal. {Hotel de V Europe.) 

Tuesday, July 12th.— Spend the morning IN ANTWERP, visiting the 
Cathedral (containing celebrated paintings by Rubens), the church of St. 
Jacques, the church of St. Paul, the Hotel de Ville, Museum, Zoological 
Gardens, etc., leaving by afternoon train for Brussels. {Hotel de la Poste.) 
( To be spent IN BRUSSELS, during which time 
the following places will be visited: The 
Hotel de la Ville, Wiertz Museum, the 
Palace of the Duke of Arenberg, the Cathe- 
dral St. Gudule, the House of Parliament, 
etc., etc. 

Friday, July 15th. — Leave Brussels by morning express train, via Liege, 
Verviers and Aix la Chapelle for COLOGNE, arriving early enough to visit 
the Cathedral, one of the finest Gothic churches in the world, begun in 
1248, was left unfinished from the beginning of the 16th century until 1816, 
and finally completed in August, 1880; church of St. Ursula (12th century), 
with the bones of 11,000 martyred virgins, etc. {Hotel Hollande.) Baggage 
examined at Cologne on arrival. 

Saturday, July 16th.— By one of the magnificent saloon steamers up the 
Rhine to BIEBRICH. The trip up or down the Rhine is one of unsur- 
passed interest. The banks of this noble river teem with relics of by-gone 
feudal splendor; ruined castles, whose associations and whose legends 
awaken every generous feeling as they glide by on either hand. The 
beauty and interest of the Rhine scenery are concentrated between Bonn 
and Bingen, for in quick succession we pass the Seven Mountains, the 
Drachenfels, Godesberg, Rheineck, Coblentz, with the Ehrenbreitstein, 
Boppart, Schoenberg, Gutenfels, Rheinstein, the Maus Thurm, Bingen and 
Eltville. At Biebnch carriages or omnibuses will convey the party to 
Wiesbaden. {Grand Hotel du Rhin.) 

Sunday, July 17th.— A. day of rest IN WIESBADEN, one of the most 
famous and attractive watering places in Germany. 

Monday, July 18th. — Proceed to Heidelberg, via FRANKFORT, stopping 
for a few hours at the latter place. 

Tuesday, July 19th. — IN HEIDELBERG, one of the charming spots in 
Rhenish Germany ; visit the Schloss and Great Tun, University, Cathedral, 
etc. 

Wednesday, July 20th. — Go by early morning train via Black Forest 
Railway to Schaffhansen, thence by train or omnibus to NEUHAUSEN, to 
see the FALLS OF THE RHINE. {Hotel Schweitzerhoff.) Baggage examined 
on arrival at Schaffhausen. 

Thursday, July 21st. — After visiting the Falls of the Rhine, leave by af- 
ternoon train for ZURICH. This town is noted for its manufactures. Of 
interest are the Hohe Promenade, offering fine views, the Cathedral, Botan- 
ical Gardens, etc. {Hotel Bellevue.) 

Friday, July 22d. — By afternoon train via Zug to Lucerne. {Swan 
Hotel.) 



26 COOK'S JUNE PARTY. 



a *■ a t 1 o'W ( ^ LUCERNE, during which time an excursion 

Saturday , July xwa. Qn the Lake and tfae agcent of he R . ,. n 

Sunday, July 24th. j be made » 

At Lucerne may be visited the Lion cut in solid rock, after design by 
Thorwaldsen, in memory of the Swiss Guards who fell in defending Louis 
XVI. against the revolutionary mob in Paris, Aug. 10th, 1792. The 
Glacier Garden, in which are many relics of lacustrine habitations, etc., 
adjoins the "Lion." The Cathedral, containing one of the best organs in 
Switzerland, and the quaint church-yard, are full of interest. Old Bridges 
and Fortifications. The Lake of Lucerne (Vierwaldstaedtersee) is full of 
wild and picturesque scenery, and is associated with the legend of William 
Tell. 

Monday, July 25th. — Leave Lucerne by steamer on the Lake of the Four 
Cantons for Alpnacht, there to take carriages over the picturesque BRUNIG 
PASS, spending the night at GIESSBACH to witness the illumination 
at the celebrated Falls. (Giessbach Hotel.) 

Tuesday, July 26th. — By steamer on Lake Brienz to Interlacken, one 
of the most beautiful spots in Switzerland, and in full view of the Jung- 
frau. (Hotel Ritschard.) 

{ IN INTERLACKEN, during which time car- 
riages will be provided for an excursion to 

Wednesdav Tulv 27th ' Grindelwald > to see the wonderful glaciers. 

CXr^ilvoVh > Short and P leasailt walks ma J b e made to 

inursaay, juiy ^otn. Heimwehfluh, Unspunnen, Beatenberg, Thurn- 

berg, ete., most of which places afford good 
[ views of the Lakes of Thun and Brienz. 

Friday, July 29th. — By boat on the Lake of Thun, and by train to 
BERNE. (Hotel Bellevus.) A magnificent panorama of the snowy peaks of 
the Bernese Alps may be seen from the garden of the Hotel, or from the 
terrace of the Cathedral, on a fine day. The Cathedral (1421-1573) contains 
a celebrated organ, on which evening recitals are given. The Clock Tower, 
Bear Pit, Kindli-fresser, Gothic Church, Rathaus, etc., constitute the sight- 
seeing of the Capital of Switzerland. 

Saturday, July 30th. — By train to Lausanne, stopping a few hours at Fri- 
burg to hear the celebrated organ, if practicable. Thence by omnibus to 
Ouchy. (Hotel Bean Rivage.) 

Sunday, July 31st.— A day of rest IN OUCHY, on the beautiful Lake 
Leman. 

Monday, August 1st. — By steamer across Lake Leman, passing the Castle 
of Chillon, to Bouveret, where train will be taken for MART1GNY. (Hotel 
Clerc.) 

Tuesday, August 2d. — By mules or carriages over the TETE NOIR to 
Chamounix. (Hotel d" 1 Angleterre.) 

Wednesday, August 3d.— IN THE VALLEY OF CHAMOUNIX. The 
hotel here commands a magnificent view of Mont Blanc. Excursions may 
be made to the Montanvert, Mauvais Pas, Mer de Glace, Chapeau, Jardin, 
Flegere, or to the beautiful gorges of La Dioza. 

Thursday, August 4th. — Leave by diligence through Sallanches for 
Geneva. (Hotel Metropole. ) 

Friday, August 5th. — IN GENEVA, situated on the banks of the romantic 
Lake Leman. Visits may be made to the Cathedral where Calvin 
preached, the Russian Church, Rath Museum, Rousseau's Island, the meet- 
ing of the waters, etc., leaving by 3.15 p. m. express train for Paris. 



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Saturday, August 6th. — Arrive in Paris at 5.15 a. m. {Hotel to be 
arranged.) Baggage examined at Paris on arrival. 

„ , . , „,, f IN PARIS, three days of which will be 

bunday, August /tn. devoted to carriage drives, visiting the 

Monday, August 8th. principal places of interest in and around 

Tuesday August 9th [ he f f ncludi a n excursion to St. 

Wednesday, August 10th. C loud, Sevres and Versailles, according 

Thursday, August 11th. |^ tQ the ' following programme: 

Fiest Day. 

New French Opera, Grand Boulevards, La Madeleine, Place de la Concorde and 
Obelisk of Luxor, Champs Elvsees, Palace of Industry, Palace of the Elyse'e, Arc 
de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Ecole Militaire, Invalides and Tomb of Napoleon, Min- 
istry of Foreign Affairs, Palace Bourbon, Pont de la Concorde, Palace of the 
Legion of Honor, Palace of the Council of State (ruins), Tuileries, Palais Royal. 

Bibliotheque Nationale, Bourse, Rue Lafayette, Square Montholon, St. Vincent de 
Paul, Northern Railway Terminus, Park of the Buttes Chautnont, Cemetery of Pere 
la Chaise, Prison de la Roquette and Place of Execution, Place de la Bastile and 
Column of July, Place du Chateau d'Eau, Porte St. Martin, Porte St. Denis, La 
Trinite". 

Second Day. 

St. Augustin, Park Monceau, Arc de Triomphe, Bois de Boulogne, the Lakes, 
Grand Cascade and Race-course, view of the Citadel of Mont Valdrien, Town and 
Park of St. Cloud, Montretout-Buzenval, Forest of Ville d'Avray, Avenue de Picar- 
die, Versailles, the Grand Trianon and State Carriages. 

Palace, Museum and Park of Versailles, Avenue de Paris, Viroflay, Chaville, 
Sevres and its Porctlain Manufactory (exterior), Billancourt, Fortifications of Paris, 
Viaduct of Auteuil, Palace of theTrocade"ro, Seine Embankment, Cours la Reine. 

Third Day. 

Column Vendome, Garden of the Tuileries, Institute of France, Mint, Pont Neuf 
and Statue of Henry IV., Palace of Justice, Ste. Chapelle, Tribunal of Commerce, 
Conciergerie, Cour de Cassation, St. Germain l'Auxerrois, Palace and Museum of the 
Louvre, Palais Royal. 

Place du Carrousel and Triumphal Arch, Ecole des Beaux Arts, St. Germain des 
Pres, St. Sulpice, Palace of the Luxembourg, St. Jacques du Haut Pas, Val de Grace, 
Carpet Manufactory of the Gobelins, Observatory, Statue of Marshal Ney, Fountain 
and Gardens of the Luxembourg, Pantheon, Bibliotheque Ste. Ge'ne'vieve, St. 
Etienne du Mont, Fontaine Cuvier, Jardin des Plantes, Orleans Railway Terminus, 
Halle aux Vins, Morgue, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Hotel Dieu, Place du Chatelet, 
the new Avenue de l'Ope'ra. 

Friday, August 12th. — Leave Paris by morning service for London, going 
through the beautiful Valley of the Seine, passing Rouen and Dieppe, 
taking steamer at this last place for Newhaven, reaching London same eve- 
ning. (Midland Grand Hotel.) Baggage examined at Newhaven. 

Any passenger preferring the short sea mail route, via Calais and Dover, can 
be supplied icith tickets for that route on payment of the difference of fare. 

Saturday, August 13th. ( f „ Tlwnox 

Sunday, August 14tb. { m L0M, <». 

Monday, August 15th. — Proceed by morning express train to LIVER- 
POOL, and spend the remainder of the day visiting the docks, Royal Ex- 
change and other places of interest. {Washington Hotel.) 

Tuesday, August 16th. — Sail from Liverpool by Inman Line steamer for 
Queenstown. 



28 COOK'S JUNE PAETY. 



Wednesday, August 17th.— Arrive at QUEENSTOWN, take mails and 
sail for New York. 

Saturday, August 27th.— Expect to arrive at NEW YORK. 

THE PRICE FOR THIS TOUR IS $500, 

• WHICH INCLUDES 

First-class Ocean passage both ways, 20 Days. 

First-class Hotel accommodation in Great Britain, 23 Days. 

First-class Hotel accommodation on the Continent, 35 Days. 



Total, 78 Days. 

IT ALSO INCLUDES 

First-class railway and steamboat traveling for the entire journey; Omnibuses 
and Porterage between Stations and Hotels; free transportation of 60 lbs. of 
baggage; gratuities to servants; jaunting cars to Blarney Castle and the Giants' 
Causeway ; also to the lower lake at Killarney, returning by boats through the 
gap of Dunloe; Carriages to Abbotsford; Carriage Excursion to Grindelwald; 
three days' carriage drives in Paris; fees for sight-seeing as per Conductor's 
programme ; services of special local guides where necessary, and also the ser- 
vices of the Conductor, who acts as Interpreter and manager. 

Note — The Conductor will only pay for carriages ordered by himself, and the services of the 
guides will be for the whole of the party. 

Hotel provision for each country to be according to the custom of the coun- 
try, viz. : in Great Britain, Meat Breakfast, Table d'Hote Dinner, Tea, Bedroom, 
lights, services and attendance. On the Continent, Meat Breakfast, Dinner at 
table d'Hote (with or without wine as the Hotel provides), Bedroom, lights 
and service. 

Special Notice. — Each person joining this party will also receive an admission 
ticket to the American Exchange in Europe, free of charge, entitling the holder 
to all the privileges of the Exchange while the party is in London. For particulars 
see page 64. 

THE ITALIAN EXTENSION. 

Should there be ten or more passengers desirous to extend their tour to 
Italy, we will undertake to send a special conductor from Geneva to travel 
in accordance with the following 

ITINERARY. 

Friday, August 5th.— Leave Geneva by afternoon train for TURIN, 

{Hotel Trombetta.) Baggage examined at Modane or Turin. 

Saturday, August 6th. — Spend the morning in TURIN, visiting the Royal 
Palace, Musuerns, Cathedral, squares, etc., and leaving by afternoon train 
for Milan. {Hotel d' Europe.) 

Sunday, August 7th. — A day of rest at MILAN. 

The Cathedral, dedicated to Maria Nascenti, is one of the finest 
specimens of Gothic architecture in the world. The Gallery Vittorio 
Emanuele or Public Arcade, is the most spacious and attractive of its kind 
in existence. The Arch of Peace, the Brera Collection of Pictures and 
Statues, the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, containing in the Monastery 
the celebrated "Last Supper " of Leonardo da Vinci, etc. 

Monday, August 8th. — Leave by noon express train for Venice, via 
Brescia, Verona, Padua, etc. Between Desenzano and Peschiera a fine 
view of the picturesque Lake of Garda is obtained. Reach Venice at 7.10 
p. m. {Hotel Victoria.') 



COOK'S JUNE PARTY. 29 



f IN YENICE, during which time gondolas will be 

provided for visiting the most important points 

Tuesday, August 9th. | of interest, including the Church of St. Marc, 

Wednesday,Aug. 10th -j Royal Palace, the Palace of the Doges, the 

Bridge of Sighs, State Prisons, the principal 

| Churches, Museums, Art Galleries, the Islands 

^ of the Lagoons, the Lido, etc., etc. 

Thursday, August 11th. — Leave by morning train, via Bologna, for 

Florence. (Hotel New York.) The Railway line between Bologna and 

Florence, which intersects the Tuscau Apennines, is one of the grandest 

in Europe. Bridges, tunnels, (45 in all), and galleries are traversed in 

uninterrupted succession. Beautiful views are obtained of the valleys and 

gorges of the Apennines and of the luxuriant plains of Tuscany, "the 

Garden of Italy." 

Friday, August 12th.— IN FLORENCE, visiting the Tombs of the Med- 
icis, the Cathedral and Baptistry, Church of Santa Croce (the West- 
minster Abbey of Italy), the Uffizi Gallery, Palaces of the Signoria and 
Pitti, etc., etc. 

Saturday, August 13th. — By morning express train, via Torontola, Chiusi 
and Rome to NAPLES. (Hotel Metropole.) 

r IN NAPLES, during which time the party will 
Sunday, August 14th. visit the principal places of interest in the 

Monday, August 15th. "j city and surroundings, including carriage 

L or railway trip to POMPEII. 
Tuesday, August 16th. — By morning train to Rome. (Hotel oVAllemagne.) 

IN ROME, two days will be devoted to car- 
riage excursions, under the superintend- 
ence of Mr. Shakspere Wood, the eminent 
Friday, August 19th. -j archaeologist, according to a programme to 

be specially prepared by him, leaving at 3 
p. m. on Friday for Pisa. (Hotel de 
Londres.) 

N. B. — Special attention is called to the fact that, under an agreement oe- 
tween Mr. Shakspere Wood and ourselves, our parties are the only ones 
that do the sight-seeing of Rome under his charge. 

Saturday, August 20th. — The morning will be spent at PISA in viewing 
the Cathedral, Baptistry, Leaning Tower, Campo Santo, etc., leaving by 
noon train by the Riviera Railway for Genoa. (Hotel de la Ville.) 

Sunday, August 21st. — IN GENOA. Of interest are the Cathedral, Church 

of the Annunziata, Palace of the Doges, Public Gardens, etc. 

Monday, August 22d. — Leave by early morning International Express train 

for Paris. (Hotel to oe arranged.) Baggage examined on arrival in Paris. 

{ IN PARIS, three days of which will be de- 
Tuesday, August 23d. j voted to carriage drives, visiting the prin- 
Wednesday, August 24th. j cipal places of interest in and around the 
Thursday, August 25th. | city, including an excursion to St. Cloud, 
Friday, August 26th. Sevres and Versailles, in accordance with 
[ the programme of main party on page 27. 
Saturday, August 27th. — Leave by day service, via Rouen, Dieppe and 

Newhaven, for London, (Midland Grand Hotel.) Baggage examined at 

Newhaven. 



Wednesday, August 17th. 
Thursday, August 18th. 



30 COOK'S JUNE PAETY. 



Any passenger preferring the short sea mail route, via Calais and Dover, can 
he supplied with tickets for that route on payment of the difference of fare. 

Sunday, August 28th.— IN LONDON. 

Monday, August 29th. —Proceed by morning express train to LIVERPOOL, 
and spend the remainder of the day visiting the Docks, Royal Exchange and 
other places of interest. ( Washington Hotel.) 

Tuesday, August 30th.— Sail from Liverpool by Inman Line steamer for 
Queenstown. 

Wednesday, August 31st,— Arrive at QUEENSTOWN, take mails and sail 
for New York. 

Saturday, September 10th.— Expect to arrive at NEW YORK. 

THE ADDITIONAL PRICE FOR THE ITALIAN EXTENSION 

IS $125, 

WHICH INCLUDES, 

In addition to all that is mentioned in the conditions of the main party, 16 
days' hotel accommodation in Italy, one day gondolas in Venice, carriage 
or rail excursion to Pompeii, two days' carriages in Rome, and the services 
of Mr. Shakspere Wood. 

STEAMSHIP ACCOMMODATION. 

The Staterooms provided for this party are the best outside rooms. Three 
passengers will be placed in each room. Married couples will be assigned an 
entire inside room. 

Married couples desiring large outside rooms can be accommodated on pay- 
ment of $36 additional. 

For the return ocean voyage passengers are entitled to the same accommoda- 
tion, viz., two passengers in an inside room, or three passengers in an outside 
room, in accordance with the regulations of the Steamship Co. 

A DEPOSIT OF FIFTY DOLLARS 

is required from each person who decides to go with this party; when the 
deposit is made, the name is registered, and the berths are allotted in the exact 
order of these deposits, the earliest depositors, of course, receiving the best 
berths. 

Forty dollars of this deposit may be withdrawn up to May 25th, after which 
time the whole amount is due. 

HOW TO JOIN THE PARTY. 

Persons desirous of joining this party should write as early as possible, en- 
closing draft on any bank or postal order made payable to the order of Thos. 
Cook & Son. We will, upon receipt of the same, return a "Deposit Receipt" 
and a plan of the steamer, showing the location of the berths we can offer. 
Should the choice of berths be left to us, we will use our best judgment in the 
interest of each, and advise them at once. The balance of the money can be paid 
any time after May 25th. 

SIZE OF THE PARTY. 

In order to insure comfort and secure good accommodation at Hotels, the 
number of passengers will be limited. 



COOK'S JUNE PARTY. 31 



EXTENSION OF TIME. 

Breaks in the Journey can be made at almost any point, and as the 
return steamship tickets are good for one year, any of the members of this party 
can remain in Europe at their discretion. The whole amount of fare must be 
paid before starting, but they can receive back the value of their unused tickets 
and Hotel coupons, less 10 per cent. (Siviss Traveling Tickets excepted), at the Chief 
London Office, or they can be exchanged for tickets to other points, at their full 
value. 

HOMEWARD ATLANTIC VOYAGE. 

We have proved from experience that a large percentage of the passengers 
booked for Personally Conducted Parties do not return by the Atlantic steamers 
on the exact dates given in these itineraries, therefore we must impress upon the 
members of this party the importance of giving us the earliest possible notice and 
the date they intend leaving for New York, so that good berths may be secured 
for them. 

Passengers failing to do this will have to take their own risk as to the location 
of berths that may be allotted them, when they finally give instructions for their 
return passage to be secured. 

OTHER LINES OF STEAMERS. 

Any who desire to avail themselves of this Tour, but prefer some other line of 
steamers, we can accommodate them, and will give them a special cpuotation either 
higher or lower, according to the line preferred. We will also, for those who 
have engaged steamship passage, give quotations, and book them from Liverpool, 
London or Paris. 

DETOURS. 

Any member will be allowed to leave the party to visit other localities, provided 
early notice be given to the Conductor, so that engagements for hotel accommo- 
dation may not be violated. Hotel coupons will be supplied to those who so 
leave the party for the number of days they expect to be absent. Any unused 
coupons to be redeemed at the advertised rate. No allowance can, however, be 
made for incidental expenses when not traveling with the Conductor. 

BAGGAGE. 

Whilst anxious to render all possible assistance to travelers in the transport, 
care and registration of baggage, Thos. Cook & Son cannot admit responsibility 
in cases of detention, stray conveyance, damage to or loss of baggage. In all 
cases of transference it is necessary that baggage should be identified by its 
owners, especially on entering and leaving hotels and railway stations ; and 
whenever baggage is subject to customs examination, its owners should be pres- 
ent to answer for it. 

Great care will be taken in the registration and conveyance of the trunks or 
portmanteaus of the parties whilst traveling with the Conductor ; but it must 
be distinctly understood that all small packages, such as hand-bags, umbrellas, 
traveling rugs, &c, must remain entirely under the control of the passenger. 

LABELS for large baggage and hand baggage for the use of the members of 
this party will be furnished by us upon application. 

LETTERS may be addressed to any member of the party, care of Thomas Cook 
& Son, Lxjdgate Circus, London, and such letters will be carefully forwarded to 
the Conductor of the party for delivery. 

LETTERS OF CREDIT AND CIRCULAR CHECKS are issued by us at cur- 
rent rates, in the denomination of five or ten pounds sterling each, and are 



32 COOK'S JUNE PAETY. 



payable at nearly every point on the route, or will be cashed by the Conductor as 
required, in the currency of the country where the party happens to be at the time. 
They are also cashed at the American Exchange in Europe, No. 449 Strand, 
London, W. C. 

CAUTIONARY PROVISO. 

The liability of Alpine roads and railroads in the neighborhood of mountains 
to damage from storms and other influences beyond human control, renders it 
necessary that we should announce that we cannot be responsible for detention 
or expenses incurred by deviation of routes occasioned by circumstances of this 
nature, nor for delays or deviations that may be caused through the railways 
being required for military purposes. 

The most that Companies will do under such circumstances is to repay the 
value of any tickets or proportion of tickets not used for lines thus rendered 
impassable; and all claims in such cases must be sent in writing, accompanied 
by the unused tickets, within one month from the date for which such tickets 
were available. 

THOS. COOK & SON, 
p. o. Box 4197. 261 Broadway, New York. 






OOOIKl'S 

Annual Vacation Party 

TO EUROPE, 



For 1881. 



PROGRAMME AND ITINERARIES 
FOR THREE SECTIONS, 

Including Visits to the most interesting Cities of 

Scotland, Eilai, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, 

ITALY AND FRANCE, 

AND INCLUDING ALSO 

The River Rhine, Mountain Passes of Switzerland, the Glaciers, 
Mt. Blanc, the Italian Lakes, Pompeii, etc. 

Section I.— Providing for 60 Days' Tour, - $350. 
Section II.— " " 74 " " - 450. 

Section III.— " " 88 " " - 500. 

Designed and arranged for the convenience of persons professionally engaged, 
Students and others, who can only leave home during the Summer Vacation. 

TO LEAVE NEW YORK 

By one of the large Anchor Line Steamers, sailing on Saturday, July 2d, 1881. 



UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF 

THOS. COOK & SON, 

Originators of the World-renowned Tourist and Excursion System (Established 1841), and only 

successful Conductors of Tours and Excursions to all parts of the Globe. Specially 

appointed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Sole Passenger 

Agents to the Royal British Commission, Vienna, 1873, 

Philadelphia, 1876, and Paris, 1878. 



OIHIIIEF OFFICE, LTJD&ATE CIECTJS, LOHSTTDOIISr . 

CHIEF AMERICAN OFFICE, 

261 Broadway, New York. 



INTRODUCTION. 



We have the pleasure of announcing that this party will be con- 
veyed to Glasgow by one of the large Anchor Line Steamers — in all 
probability the new steamship "Furnessia," sailing Saturday, July 
2d; and that we have entered into special arrangements with the 
above Steamship Company, whereby we are enabled to offer a good 
selection of berths, and, with the exception of a few forward rooms 
(where three passengers will be placed), all the rooms in the after- 
part of the ship will be occupied by two persons only, thus rendering 
the ocean voyage as pleasant and comfortable as possible. Early 
application for berths should be made by persons contemplating join- 
ing either of the sections of this party. 

The steamship "Furnessia," Capt. John J. Small, Commander, 
is the largest and finest steamer of the Anchor Line fleet, and is 
5,500 tons burden. She was built at the Barrow shipbuilding yard, 
and was launched in October, 1880. The steamers of this line are 
specially adapted for conveying large parties comfortably, owing to 
their great size, comfort and safety ; and are fitted up in a grand and 
luxurious style, being provided with -a large dining saloon amidships, 
and elegant music-room with piano and cabinet organ. A large 
library containing standard works is to be found in the music saloon. 
The staterooms are provided with all modern improvements and are 
well lighted and ventilated, and the table and attendance are first-class. 

With these remarks, the itineraries of the three sections constituting 
this party are respectfully submitted. 

Thomas Cook & Son. 



COOK'S ANNUAL VACATION PARTY. 35 



THE FIRST SECTION PROVIDES 

FOE VISITING 

Scotland, England, Belgium, the Rhine District, 
Germany, Switzerland and France, 

AND INCLUDES 
GLASGOW, LOCH LOMOND, LOCH KATRINE, THE TROSSACHS, 

Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Melrose, Abbotsford, London, Antwerp, Brus- 
sels, Cologne, the Rhine, Mayence, Worms, Heidelberg, 
Bale, Lucerne, 

THE ASCENT OF THE RIGHI, THE BERNESE OBERLAND, 

Giessbach, Interlacken, Grindelwald, Berne, Lausanne, Lake Leman, 
Bouveret, Martigny, the Tete Noir, Chamounix, 

MONT BLANC, GENEVA, PARIS, ROUEN, DIEPPE AND BRIGHTON. 

CO DAYS' TOUR, $350. 



Itinerary of the First Section. 



Saturday. July 2d. — Leave New York, by Anchor Line steamer "Ftjenessia" 
from pier foot of Dey Street at 9 a. m., for Glasgow. 

N. B. — We are notified by the Steamship Company that the above-named Steamer is ap- 
pointed to sail on this date ; but ive cannot, of course, hold ourselves responsible should any 
change be made and another Steamer substituted. This, however, is not likely to occur. 

Wednesday, July 13th.— Expect to reach GLASGOW. (Gockburn Hotel.) Bag- 
gage examined on arrival. 

Thursday, July 14th. — Go by early morning train to Balloch, and take steamer 
on LOCH LOMOND for Inversnaid, passing Inch Cailliach, Inch Murrin, and Inch 
Lonaig. ^ Thence by coaches to STRONACHLACHER, and by steamer on LOCH 
KATRINE to the Trossachs, past Rob Roy's cave and Ellen's Isle. Coaches will 
then be taken, passing Loch Achray and Coilantogle Ford to Callander, thence by 
rail to Stirling, visiting the Royal Castle, etc., and continuing the journey, passing 
the Field of Bannockburn and Linlithgow Castle to Edinburgh. ( < bckburn Hotel. ) 

Friday, July 15th.— IN EDINBURGH, visiting Holyrood Palace and Chapel, 
Edinburgh Castle, the Scott Monument, Calton Hill and the other attractions of 
this interesting city. 



Saturday, July 16th. — Leave by early train, via the North British Railway, for 
MELROSE. Carriages will be taken there for a visit to the ruined Abbey, and 
for a five-mile drive to ABBOTSFORD, the home of Sir Walter Scott; then back 
to Melrose Station, when train will be taken for Carlisle; thence by Midland Rail- 
way through Leeds, Sheffield, Leicester, and Bedford to London. {Midland Grand 
Hotel.) 

f IK LONDON. Owing to the great number of places 

of interest in the Metropolis, and the diversity of 

G , t 1 1 7f i opinion as to which places should be visited, no 

MomlYv TnLlXi!' formal P ro g ramme for sight-seeing will be pre- 

Monclay, July istli. I paredj but eyery ass i stance and information will 

luesclay, duly jJtn. fee afforded to the mem bers of the party by our 

Wednesday, July 20th. | gtaff The party wil] leave London l hy fe^king 

or Harwich route at 8.35 p. m. on Wednesday, for 
Antwerp. 
Thursday, July 21st.— Arrive at ANTWERP about 10 a. m. (Hotel d' Europe.) 
Baggage examined on arrival. 

Visits will be made to the Cathedral, containing celebrated paintings by Rubens, 
the church of St. Jacques, the church of St. Paul, the Hotel de Ville, Museum, 
Zoological Gardens, etc., leaving by afternoon train for Brussels. (Hotel de la 
Poste.) 

Friday, July 22d.— IN BRUSSELS, during which time the following places 
will be visited: the Hotel de la Ville, Wiertz Museum, the Palace of the Duke 
of Arenberg, the Cathedral of St. Gudule, the House of Parliament, etc. 

Saturday, July 23d.— Leave Brussels by morning express train, via Aix la Cha- 
pelle, for COLOGNE, arriving early enough to visit the Cathedral and other points 
of interest ; the Cathedral is one of the finest Gothic churches in the world, 
begun in 1248, was left unfinished from the beginning of the 16th century until 
1816, and finally completed in August, 1880; church of St. Ursula (12th century), 
with the bones of 11,000 martyred virgins ; Rathhaus (13th to 16th centuries). 
(Hotel Disch. ) Baggage examined on arrival at Cologne. 
Sunday, July 24th.— A day of rest at COLOGNE. 

Monday, July 25th. — Leave Cologne by morning train for Bonn, thence by one 
of the magnificent saloon steamers for Bingen and MAYENCE. The voy- 
age up the Rhine is one of unsurpassed interest. The banks of this noble 
river teem with relics of by-gone feudal splendor — ruined castles, whose asso- 
ciations and whose legends awaken every generous feeling, as they glide by on 
either hand. The beauty and interest of the Rhine scenery are concentrated 
between Bonn and Bingen, for in quick succession we pass the Seven Moun- 
tains, the Drachenfels, Godesberg, Remagen, Rheineck, Andernach, Coblentz, 
with the Ehrenbreitstein, Boppart, Rheinfelz, theLurlei, Schonberg, Rheinstein, 
the Maus Thurm, etc. (Hotel Ilollande.) 

Tuesday, July 26th.— Go from Mayence, via Worms, to Heidelberg, stopping 
for a lew hours "at WORMS to see the famous monument to Luther and other 
Reformers. (Hotel d' Europe.) 

Wednesday, July 27th.— IN HEIDELBERG, one of the charming spots in 

Rhenish Germany; visit the Schlossand Great Tun, the University, Cathedral, etc. 

Thursday, July 28th.— Travel, via Offenburg and Freiburg, to BALE. (Hotel 

Trois Bois.) 

Friday, July 29th. — Leave by noon train, via Olten, for Lucerne. (Swan Hotel.) 

Saturday, July 30th. I IN LUCERNE, during which time an excursion on the 

Sunday, July 31st. | lake and the ascent of the Righi will be made. 

At Lucerne may be visited the Lion cut in solid rock, after designs by Thor- 

waldsen, in memory of the Swiss Guards who fell in defending Louis XVI. 

against the revolutionary mob in Paris, Aug. 10th, 1792. The Glacier Garden, 

in which are many relics of lacustrine habitations, &c, adjoins the "Lion." The 

Cathedral, containing one of the best organs in Switzerland, and the quaint 

Church-yard, are full of interest. Old Bridges and Fortifications. The Lake of 



COOK'S ANNUAL VACATION PARTY. 37 



Lucerne ( Viericaldstaedtersee) is full of wild and picturesque scenery, and is associa- 
ted with the legend of William Tell. 

Monday, August 1st. — By steamer to Alpnacht, thence by carriage over the 
picturesque BRUNIG PASS, passing through Sam en and Lungern, and spend- 
ing the night at GIESSBACD, witnessing the illumination of the celebrated 
Falls. (Gimbach Hotel.) 

Tuesday, August 2d. — By morning boat on the Lake of Brienz to INTER- 
LACKEN, one of the most beautiful spots in Switzerland, and in full view of the 
Jungfrau. (Hotel Victoria.) Carriages will be provided for the members of the 
party desiring to visit GRIN DEL WALD. Short and pleasant walks may be 
made to Heimwehfluh, Unspunnen, Beatenberg, Thurnberg, &c, most of which 
places afford good views of the Lakes of Thun and Brienz. 

"Wednesday, August 3d.— By boat on Lake Thun and railway to BERNE. 
(Hotel Bellevue. ) A magnificent panorama of the snowy peaks of the Bernese Alps 
may be seen from the garden of the Hotel or from the terrace of the Cathedral, on 
a line day. The Cathedral (1421-1573) contains a celebrated organ, on which 
evening recitals are given. The Clock Tower, Bear Pit, Kindli-fresser, Gothic 
Church, Rathhaus, &c, constitute the sight-seeing of the capital of Switzerland. 

Thursday, August 4th. —By afternoon train to LAUSANNE, situated on the 
northern bank of the Lake of Geneva. The Cathedral is the grandest Gothic 
structure in Switzerland. Vevey, Clarens, Castle of Chillon, Villeneuve, Mon- 
treux, etc., on the eastern shore of the Lake, may be visited from Ouchy, 
which is the port of Lausanne. A railway worked by hydraulic power connects 
Lausanne with Ouchy. (Hntel Gibbon.) 

Friday, August 5th. — By steamer across Lake Leman, passing the Castle of 
Chillon to Bouveret, where train will be taken for MARTIGNY. (Hotel Clerc.) 

Saturday, August Gth. — Go by mules or carriages over the TETE NOIR to 
Chamounix. (Hotel d' Angleterre.) 

Tuesday, August 9th. — Leave by diligence through Sallanches for GENEVA. 
(Hotel du Lac.) Visits maybe made to the Cathedral where Calvin preached, the 
Russian Church, Bath's Museum, Rousseau's Island, the meeting of the waters, 
&c. 

Wednesday, August 10th. — Leave by afternoon express train for Paris. (Hotel 
to be arranged. ) Baggage examined on arrival in Paris. 

Thursday, August 11th. f IN PARIS, three days of which will be devoted to 

Friday, August 12th. carriage drives, visiting the principal places of 

Saturday, August 13th. -j interest in and around the city, including an 

Sunday, August 14th. excursion to St. Cloud, Sevres and ' Versailles, 

Monday, August 15th. [ in accordance with the following programme : 

First Day. 

New French Opera, Grand Boulevards, La Madelaine, Place de la Concorde and 
Obelisk of Luxor, Champs Elyse"es, Palace of Industry, Palace of the Elyse'e, Arc 
de Triomphe de l'Eloile, Ecole Militaire, Invalides and Tomb of Napoleon, Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs, Palace Bourbon, Pont de la Concorde, Palace of the Legion of 
Honor. Palace of the Council of State (ruins), Tuileries, Palais Royal. 

Bibliotbeque Nationale, Bourse, Rue Lafayette, Square Montholon, St. Vincent 
de Paul, Northern Railway Terminus, Park of the Buttes Chaumont. Cemetery 
of Pere la Chase, Prison de la Roquette and Place of Execution, Place de la 
Bastille and Column of July, Place du Chateau d'Eau, Porte St. Martin, Porte St. 
Denis, La Trinite*. 

Second Day. 

St. Augustin, Park Monceau, Arc de Triomphe, Bois de Boulogne, the Lakes. 
Grand Cascade and Kace-course, view of the Citadel of Mont Vale'rien, Town and 
Park of St. Cloud, Montretout-Buzenval, Forest of Ville dAvray, Avenue de 
Picardie, Versailles, the Grand Trianon and State Carriages. 



Palace, Museum and Pabk of Versailles, Avenue de Paris, Viroflay, Chaville, 
Sevres and its Porcelain Manufactory (exterior), Billancourt, Fortifications of 
Paris, Viaduct of Auteuil, Palace of the Trocade'ro, Seine Embankment, Cours la 
Heine. 

Third Day. 

Column Vendome, Garden of the Tuileries, Institute of France, Mint, Pont 
Neuf and Statue of Henry IV., Palace of Justice, Ste. Chapelle, Tribunal of Com- 
merce, Conciergerie, Cour de Cassation, St. Germain l'Auxerrois, Palace and 
Museum of the Louvre, Palais Royal. 

Place du Carrousel and Triumphal Arch, Ecole des Beaux Arts, St. Germain 
des Pres, St. Sulpice, Palace of the Luxembourg, St. Jacques du Haut Pas, Val 
de Grace, Carpet Manufactory of the Gobelins, Observatory, Statue of Marshal 
Ney, Fountain and Gardens of the Luxembourg, ^Pantheon, Bibliotheque Ste. 
Genevieve, St. Etienne du Mont, Fontaine Cuvier, Jardin des Plantes, Orleans 
Railway Terminus, Halle aux Vins, Morgue, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Hotel 
Dieu, Place du Chatelet, the new Avenue de l'Ope'ra. 

Tuesday, August 16th. — Go by day service, via Rouen, Dieppe and Brighton, 
to London. (Midland Grand Hotel.) Baggage examined at Neivhaven. 

Any passenger preferring the short sea mail route, via Calais and Dover, can be supplied 
with tickets for that route on payment of the difference of fare. 

Wednesday, August 17th.— IN LONDON, leaving by evening express train for 
Glasgow. (Cockburn Hotel.) 

Thursday, August 18th.— Leave GLASGOW or Greenock by Anchor Line 
steamer for New York. 

Sunday, August 28th.— Expect to arrive at NEW YORK. 

THE PRICE FOR THE FIRST SECTION IS $350, 

WHICH INCLUDES 

First-class Ocean passage both ways, 22 Days. 

First-class Hotel accommodation in Great Britain, 10 Days. 
First-class Hotel accommodation on the Continent, 28 Days. 



Total, 60 Days. 
IT ALSO includes : 

First-class railway and steamboat traveling for the entire journey; omnibuses 
and porterage between stations and hotels; free transportation of 60 lbs. of 
baggage; gratuities to servants; carriages to Abbotsford; excursion on Lake 
Lucerne and ascent of the Righi; carriage excursion to Grindelwald; three 
days' carriage drives in Paris ; fees for sight-seeing, as per Conductor's pro- 
gramme ; services of special local guides where necessary; and also the services 
of the Conductor, who acts as interpreter and manager. 

Note. — The Conductor will only pay for carriages ordered by himself, and the services of the 
Guides will be for the whole of the party. 

Hotel provision for each country to be according to the custom of the coun- 
try, viz. : in Great Britain, meat breakfast, table d'hote dinner, tea, bedroom, 
lights, services and attendance. On the Continent, meat breakfast, dinner at 
table d'hote (with or without wine as the Hotel provides), bedroom, lights and 
service. 

Special Notice. — Each person joining this party will also receive an admission 
ticket to the American Exchange in Europe, free of charge, entitling the holder 
to all the privileges of the Exchange while the party is in London. For partic- 
ulars see page 64. 



COOK'S ANNUAL VACATION PARTY. 39 



THE SECOND SECTION PROVIDES 

FOE VISITING 

Scotland, England, Belgium, the Rhine District, 

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY AND FRANCE, 

AND INCLUDES 

Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, the Trossachs, Stirling Castle, 

Edinburgh, Melrose, Abbotsford, London, Antwerp, Brussels, 

Cologne, the Rhine, Mayence, Worms, Heidelberg, 

Bale, Lucerne, the Ascent of the Righi, 

THE BERNESE OBERLAND, GIESSBACH, INTERLACKEN, 

GRINDELWALD, BERNE, LAUSANNE, LAKE LEMAN, BOUVERET, 

MARTIGNY, THE TETE NOIR, CHAMOUNIX, MONT BLANC, 

Geneva, the Mont (Jen is 'runnel, Turin, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, 
Pisa, Genoa, Paris, Rouen, Dieppe and Brighton. 

74 DAYS' TOIR, $45©. 



Itinerary of the Second Section. 

Saturday, July 2d. — Leave New York, by Anchor Line steamer "Furnessia," 
from pier foot of Dey Street at 9 a. m., for Glasgow. 

JV. B. — We are notified by the Steamship Company that the above-named Steamer will prob- 
ably sail on this date; but we cannot, of course, hold ourselves responsible should any change 
be made and (mother Steamer substituted. 

Wednesday, July 13th.— Expect to reach GLASGOW. (Cockburn Hotel.) Bag- 
gage examined on arrival. 

Thursday, July 14th. — Goby early morning train to Balloch, and take steamer 
on LOCH LOMOND for Inversnaid, passing Inch Cailliach, Inch Murrin, and 
Inch Lonaig. Thence by coaches to STRONACHLACHER, and by steamer on 
LOCH KATRINE to the Trossachs, past Rob Roy's cave and Ellen's Isle. 
Coaches will then be taken, passing Loch Achray and Coilantogle Ford to Cal- 
lander, thence by rail to Stirling, visiting the Royal Castle, etc., and continuing 
the journey, passing the Field of Bannockburn and Linlithgow Castle to Edin- 
burgh . ( Oxkbum Hotel. ) 

Friday, July 15th.— IN EDINBURGH, visiting Holyrood Palace and Chapel, 
Edinburgh Castle, the Scott Monument, Calton Hill and the other attractions of 
this interesting city. 

Saturday, July 16th. — Leave by early train, via the North British Railway, for 
MELROSE. Carriages will be taken there for a visit to the ruined Abbey, and 



40 COOK'S ANNUAL VACATION PAKTY. 



for a five-mile drive to ABBOTSFORD, the home of Sir Walter Scott; then back 
to Melrose Station, where train will be taken for Carlisle; thence by Midland 
Kailway, through Leeds, Sheffield, Leicester and Bedford, to London. {Midland 
Grand Hotel.) 

f IN LONDON. Owing to the great number of places 
of interest in the Metropolis, and the diversity of 
T l i7fi opinion as to which places should be visited, no 

Sunday, Ju y yJ'r" formal programme for sight-seeing will be p re- 

Monday, July IStn. | pared, but every assistance and information will 

Tuesday July iJth. be afforded to the mem bers of the party by our 

Wednesday, July 20th. | staff The party win leftye London by r i ushing 

or Harwich route at 8.35 p. m., on Wednesday, for 
l Antwerp. 

Thursday, July 21st.— Arrive at ANTWERP about 10 a. m. (Hotel d' Europe.) 
Baggage examined on arrival. 

Visits will be made to the Cathedral containing celebrated paintings by Eubens, 
the church of St. Jacques, the church of St. Paul, the Hotel de Ville, Museum, 
Zoological Gardens, etc., leaving by afternoon train for Brussels. (Hotel de la 
Poste.) 

Friday, July 22d.— IN BRUSSELS, during which time the following places 
will be visited : the Hotel de la Yille, Wiertz Museum, the Palace of the Duke 
of Arenberg, the Cathedral of St. Gudule, the House of Parliament, etc. 

Saturday, July 23d. — Leave Brussels by morning express train, via Aix la Cha- 
pelle, for COLOGNE, arriving early enough to visit the Cathedral and other 
points of interest; the Cathedral is one of the finest Gothic churches in the world, 
begun in 1248, was left iinfinished from the beginning of the 16th century until 
1816, and finally completed in August, 1880; Church of St. Ursula (12th century), 
with the bones of 11,000 martyred virgins; Eathhaus (13th to 16th centuries). 
(Hotel Disch. ) Baggage examined on arrival at Cologne. 

Sunday, July 24th.— A day of rest at COLOGNE. 

Monday, July 25th. — Leave Cologne by morning train for Bonn, thence by one 
of the magnificent saloon steamers for Bingen and MAYENCE. The voyage up 
the Rhine is one of unsurpassed interest. The banks of this noble river teem 
with relics of by-gone feudal splendor — ruined castles, whose associations and 
whose legends awaken every generous feeling, as they glide by on either hand. 
The beauty and interest of the Rhine scenery are concentrated between Bonn 
and Bingen, for in quick succession we pass the Seven Mountains, the Drachen- 
fels, Godesberg, Remagen, Rheineck, Andernach, Coblentz, with the Ehrenbreit- 
stein, Boppart, Rheinfelz, the Lurlei, Schonberg, Rheinstein, and Maus Thurm, 
etc. (Hotel Holla n i h\) 

Tuesday, July 26th. — Go from Mayence, via Worms, to Heidelberg, stopping 
for a few hours at WORMS to see the famous monument to Luther and other Re- 
formers. ( Hotel d' Europe. ) 

Wednesday, July 27th.— IN HEIDELBERG, one of the charming spots in 
Rhenish Germany; visit the Schloss and Great Tun, the University, Cathedral, 
etc. 

Thursday, July 28th.— Travel, via Offenburg and Freiburg, to BALE. (Hotel 
Trot* Rois.) 

Friday, July 29th. — Leave by noon train, via Olten, for Lucerne. (Swan Hotel.) 

Saturday, July 30th. j IN LUCERNE, during which time an excursion on 

Sunday, July 31st. j the lake and the ascent of the Righi will be made. 

At Lucerne may be visited the Lion cut in solid rock, after designs by Thor- 
waldsen, in memory of the Swiss Guards who fell in defending Louis XVI. 
against the revolutionary mob in Paris, Aug. 10th, 1792. The Glacier Garden, 
in which are many relics of lacustrine habitations, etc., adjoins the "Lion." The 
Cathedral, containing one of the best organs in Switzerland, and the quaint 
church-yard, are full of interest. Old Bridges and Fortifications. The Lake of 
Lucerne ( Vierwaldstaedtersee) is full of wild and picturesque scenery, and is associ- 
ated with the legend of William Tell. 



COOK'S ANNUAL VACATION PARTY. 41 



Monday, August 1st. — By steamer to Alpnacht, thence by carriage over the 
picturesque BRUNIG PASS, passing through Sarnen and Lungern, and spend- 
ing the night at GIESSBACH, witnessing the illumination of the celebrated 
Falls. (Giessbaeh Hotel.) 

Tuesday, August 2d. — By morning boat on the Lake of Brienz to INTER- 
LACKEN, one of the most beautiful spots in Switzerland, and in full view of the 
Jungfrau. (Hotel Victoria.) Carriages will be provided for the members of the 
party desiring to visit GRINDELWALD. Short and pleasant walks may be 
made to Heimwehfliih, Unspunnen, Beatenberg, Thurnberg, etc., most of which 
places afford good views of the Lakes of Thun and Brienz. 

Wednesday, August 3d. — By boat on Lake Thun and railway to BERNE. 
(Hotel Bellevue.) A magnificent panorama of the snowy peaks of the Bernese Alps 
may be seen from the garden of the Hotel, or from the terrace of the Cathedral, 
on a fine day. The Cathedral (1421-1573) contains a celebrated organ, on which 
evening recitals are given. The Clock Tower, Bear Pit, Kindli-fresser, Gothic- 
Church, Rathhaus, &c, constitute the sight-seeing of the capital of Switzerland. 

Thursday, August 4th. — By afternoon train to LAUSANNE, situated on the 
northern bank of the Lake of Geneva. The Cathedral is the grandest Gothic 
structure in Switzerland. Vevey, Clarens, Castle of Chillon, Villeneuve, Mon- 
treux, etc., on the western shore of the Lake, may be visited from Ouchy, which 
is the port of Lausanne. A railway worked by hydraulic power connects Lau- 
sanne with Ouchy. (Hotel Gibbon.) 

Friday, August 5th. — By steamer across Lake Leman, passing the Castle of 
Chillon to Bouveret, where train will be taken for MARTIGNY- (Hotel Clerc.) 

Saturday, August 6th. — Go by mules or carriages over the TETE NOIR to 
Chamounix. (Hotel d' Angleterre.) 

[ IN THE VALLEY OF CHAMOUNIX. The hotel 

Sunday, August 7th. I here commands a magnificent view of Mont Blanc ; 

Monday, August 8th. excursions may be made to the Montanvert Mau- 

J & vais Pas, Mer de Glace, Chapeau, Jardin, Flegere, 

[ or to the beautiful gorges of La Dioza. 

Tuesday, August 9th. — Leave by diligence through Sallanches, for Geneva. 

(Hotel du Lac.) 

Wednesday, August 10th.— IN GENEVA. Visits may be made to the Cathe- 
dral where Calvin preached, the Russian Church, Rath's Museum, Rousseau's 
Island, the Meeting of the Waters, etc. 

Thursday, August 11th. — Leave Geneva by morning train for TURIN, arriving 
at 6.20 p. m. (Hotel d' Angleterre.) Baggage examined at Modane or Turin. 

Friday, August 12th —Morning train to MILAN. (Grand Hotel de Milan.) The 
principal sights of Milan are the cathedral, dedicated to Marie Nascenti, one of 
the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in the world ; the Gallery Vittorio 
Emanuele or Public Arcade, which is one of the most spacious and attractive 
of its kind in existence ; the Arch of Peace, the Brera Collection of Pictures 
and Statues, the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, containing, in the Mon- 
astery, the celebrated "Last Supper" of Leonardo da Vinci. 

Saturday, August 13th. — Leave by noon express train for Venice, via Brescia, 
Verona, Padua, etc. Between Desenzano and Peschiera a fine view of the pic- 
turesque Lake of Garda is obtained. Reach Venice at 7.10 p. m. (Hotel Victoria.) 
fIN VENICE, during which time gondolas will be 
provided for visiting the most important points of 
Sunday, August 14th. j interest including the Church of St Marc Royal 
Mondav August 15th ^ Palace, the Palace ot the Doges, the Bridge of Sighs, 
^' ° ' State Prisons, the principal Churches, Museums, 

Art Galleries, the Islands of the Lagoons, the Lido, 
[ etc., etc. 
Tuesday, August 16th.— Leave by morning train, via Bologna, for Florence. 
The Railway line between Bologna and Florence, which intersects the Tuscan 
Apennines, is one of the grandest in Europe. Bridges, tunnels (45 in all), and 
galleries are traversed in uninterrupted succession. Beautiful views are obtained 



42 COOK'S ANNUAL VACATION PARTY. 



of the valleys and gorges of the Apennines and of the luxuriant plains of Tus- 
cany, " the Garden of Italy." (Hotel de Russie.) 
Wednesday, August 17th.— IN FLORENCE, visiting the Tombs of the Medicis, 

the Cathedral and Baptistry, Church of Santa Croce (the Westminster Abbey of 

Italy), the Uffizi Gallery, Palaces of the Signoria and Pitti, etc., etc. 
Thursday, August 18th. — By morning express train, via Torontola and Chiusi, 

to Rome. (Hotel Continental.) 

f IN ROME, two days of which will be devoted to 
Friday, August 19th. carriage excursions, under the superintendence of 

Saturday, August 20th. j Mr. Shakspere Wood, the eminent archaeologist, ac- 
Sunday, August 21st. j cording to a special programme to be arranged by 
Monday, August 22d. him. The party will leave by 3 p. m. train on 

( Monday for Pisa. (Hotel de Londres.) 
JY, B. — Special attention is ailed to the fact that, under an agreement between Mr. 

Shakspere Wood and ourselves, our parties are the only ones that do the sight-seeing of 

Rome under his charge. 

During the stay in Rome a pleasant Excursion can be made by Steam 

Tramway to Tiyoli. Excursion tickets may be had at Cook's Tourist Office, 1 b. 

Piazza d'i Spagna; price $1. 

Tuesday, August 23d.— The morning will be spent in PISA viewing the 

Cathedral, Baptistry, Leaning Tower, Campo Santo, etc., leaving by noon train 

by the Riviera Railway for Genoa. (Hotel de la Ville.) 

Wednesday, August 24th — IN GENOA, visiting the Cathedral, Church of the 

Annunziata, Palace of the Doges, Public Gardens, etc. 

Thursday, August 25th. — Leave by early morning International Express train 

for Paris. (Hotel to be arranged.) Baggage examined, on arrival in Paris. 

„ . , . , 0ftf , f IN PARIS. Three days to be devoted to carriage 

Jmday, August -°tii. | driveS) v i s jti n g the principal places of interest in 
Saturday, August -an. , &nd around tbe eityj mc i u aing an excursion to St. 
Sunday, August ^tn Cloud, Sevres and Versailles, according to the pro- 

Monday, August -Jtn. ^ gramme shown in first section, pages 37 and 38. 
Tuesday, August 30th. — Leave by night service, via Rouen. Dieppe and 

Brighton, for London. (Midland Grand Hotel.) Baggage examined at New Devhan. 
Any jjassenger preferring the short sea mail route, via Calais and Dover, can be supplied with 

tickets for that rcnite on payment of the difference, of fare. 

Wednesday, August 31st. — IN LONDON. Leaving by evening express train 

for Glasgow. ( Cockburn Hotel. ) 

Thursday, September 1st. — Leave GLASGOW or Greenock by Anchor Line 

steamer for New York. 

Sunday, September 11th.— Expect to arrive at NEW YORK. 



THE PRICE FOR THE SECOND SECTION IS $450, 

WHICH l INCLUDES 

First-class Ocean passage both ways, 22 Days. 

First-class Hotel accommodation in Great Britain, 11 Days. 

First-class Hotel accommodation on the Continent, 41 Days. 



Total, 74 Days. 

IT ALSO INCLUDES '. 

First-class-railway and steamboat traveling for the entire journey; omnibuses 
and porterage between stations and hotels; free transportation of 60 pounds of 
baggage; gratuities to servants; carriages to Abbotsford; excursion on Lake 
Lucerne, and ascent of the Righi; carriage excursion to Grindelwald; gondolas 
for one day in Venice; two days' carriages in Rome and the services of Mr. Shaks- 
pere Wood; three days' carriage drives in Paris; fees for sight-seeing, as per 
Conductor's programme, services of special local guides where necessary, and 
also the services of the Conductor, who acts as Interpreter and Manager. 



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Note. — The Conductor will only pay for' carriages ordered by himself, and the services of the 
guides will be for the whole parly. 

Hotel provision for each country to be according to the custom of the country, 
viz. : in Great Britain, meat breakfast, table d'hote dinner, tea, bedroom, 
lights, service and attendance. On the Continent: meat breakfast, dinner at 
table d'hote (with or without wine, as the Hotel provides), bedroom, lights and 
service. 

Special Notice. — Each person joining this party will also receive an admission 
ticket to the American Exchange in Europe free of charge, entitling the holder 
to all the privileges of the Exchange while the party is in London. For partic- 
ulars see page 64. 



THE THIRD SECTION PROVIDES 

FOE VISITING 

Scotland, England, Belgium, the Rhine District, 

GERMANY, AUSTRIA, ITALY, SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE, 

AND INCLUDES 

Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, the Trossachs, Stirling Castle. 

Edinburgh, Melrose, Abbotsford, London, Antwerp, Brussels, 

Cologne, the Rhine, Mayence, Worms, Heidelberg, 

Stuttgart, Munich, Innsbruck, Verona, Venice, 

FLORENCE, ROME, NAPLES, POMPEII, PISA, GENOA, 

Turin, Milan, Lake Maggiore, the Simplon Pass, Martigny, the Tete 

Noir, Ghamounix, Geneva, Berne, Interlacken, Grindelwald, 

the Bernese Oberland, Lucerne, the Righi, 

BALE, PARIS, ROUEN, DIEPPE, BRIGHTON. 
88 DAYS' TOUR, $500. 



Itinerary of the Third Section. 



Saturday, July 2d. — Leave New York by Anchor Line steamer "Furnessia," 
from Pier foot of Dey Street at 9 a. m., for Glasgow. 

N. B. — We are notified by the Steamship Company that the above-named Steamer will prob- 
ably sail on this date; but ice cannot, of course, hold ourselves responsible should any change be 
made and another Steamer substituted. 

Wednesday, July 13th. — Expect to reach GLASGOW. (Cockbum Hotel.) Bag- 
gage examined on arrival. 

Thursday, July 14th. — Go by early morning train to Balloch, and take steamer 
on LOCH LOMOND for Inversnaid, passing Inch Cailliach, Inch Murrin, and 



Sunday, July 17th. 
Monday, July 18th. 
Tuesday, July 19th. 
Wednesday, July '20th. 



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Inch Lonaig. Thence by coaches to STRONACHLACHER, and by steamer 
on LOCH KATRINE to the Trossachs, past Kob Roy's Cave and Ellen's Isle. 
Coaches will be then taken, passing Loch Achray and Coilantogle Ford to 
Callander; thence by rail to Stirling, visiting the Royal Castle, etc., and con- 
tinuing the journey, passing the Field of Bannockburn and Linlithgow Castle to 
Edinburgh. (Gockburn Hotel.) 

Friday, July 15th.— IN EDINBURGH, visiting Holyrood Palace and Chapel, 
Edinburgh Castle, the Scott Monument, Calton Hill, and the other attractions of 
this interesting city. 

Saturday, July 10th.— Leave by early train, via the North British Railway, to 
MELROSE. Carriages will be taken there for a visit to the ruined Abbey, and 
for a five-mile drive to ABBOTS FORI), the home of Sir Walter Scott; then back 
to Melrose Station, where train will be taken for Carlisle; thence by Midland 
Railway through Leeds, Sheffield, Leicester and Bedford to London. ( Midland 
Grand Hotel.) 

IN LONDON. Owing to the great number of places 
of interest in the Metropolis, and the diversity of 
opinion as to which places should be visited, no 
formal programme for sight-seeing will be pre- 
pared, but every assistance and information will 
be afforded to the members of the party by our 
stail. 

Thursday, July 21st.— Leave London by Flushing route at 8.35 p. m. for Ant- 
werp. 

Friday, July 22d.— Arrive at ANTWERP about 10 a. m. (Hotel d' Europe.) 
Baggage examined on arrival. 

Visits will be made to the Cathedral, containing celebrated paintings by 
Rubens, the Church of St. Jacques, the Church of St. Paul, the Hotel de Ville, 
Museum, Zoological Gardens, etc., leaving by afternoon train for Brussels. (Hotel 
de la Poste. ) 

Saturday. July 23d.— IN BRUSSELS, during which time the following 
places will be visited: The Hotel de la Ville, Wiertz Museum, the Palace of the 
Duke of Arenberg, the Cathedral of St. Gudule, the House of Parliament, etc. 

Sunday, July 24th.— A day of rest IN BRUSSELS. 

Monday, July 25th. — Leave Brussels by morning express train, via Aix la 
Chapelle, for COLOGNE, arriving early enough to visit the Cathedral and other 
points of interest. The Cathedral is one of the finest Gothic churches in the 
world, begun in 1248, was left unfinished from the beginning of the 16th century 
until 1816, and finally completed in August, 1880; Church of St. Ursula (12th 
century), with the bones of 11,000 martyred virgins; Rathhaus (13th to 10th cen- 
turies). {Hotel IMlande.) Baggage examined on arrival at Cologne. 

Tuesday, July 26th. — Leave Cologne by rail for Bonn, thence by one of the 
magnificent saloon steamers for Bingen and MAYENCE. The voyage up the 
Rhine is one of unsurpassed interest. The banks of this noble river teem with 
relics of by-gone feudal splendor — ruined castles, whose associations and whose 
legends awaken every generous feeling, as they glide by on either hand. The 
beauty and interest of the Rhine scenery are concentrated between Bonn and 
Bingen, for in quick succession we pass the Seven Mountains, the Drachenfels, 
Godesberg, Remagen, Rheineck, Andernach, Coblentz, with the Ehrenbreitstein, 
Boppart, Rheinfelz, the Lurlei, Schonberg, Rheinstein, the Maus Thurm. (Hotel 
HoUande.) 

Wednesday, July 27th. — Go from Mayence, via Worms, to Heidelberg, stopping 
for a few hours at WORMS to see the famous monument to Luther and other Re- 
formers. (Hotel d' Europe.) 

Thursday, July 28th.— IN HEIDELBERG, one of the charming spots in 
Rhenish Germany; visit the Schloss and Great Tun, the University, Cathedral, 
etc. 

Friday, July 29th. — Go from Heidelberg, via Bruchsal, Stuttgart and Ulm 
(stopping a few hours at Stuttgart, if desirable), to Munich. (Hotel Belleviie.) 



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Saturday, July 30th. j ™ JJF^ ^f &L the £ M ° a * hedral ( b ^ in 

Sunday, July 31st. j Art Gaulr etf ^ F ° Undl ' y ' 

Monday, August 1st. — Leave Munich by morning train, w'« Innsbruck, Botzen 

and Ala, crossing the BRENNER PASS (4485 ft.) for Verona. (Hotel de Londres.) 

Tuesday, August 2d. — Spend the morning in VERONA, visiting the house and 

tomb of Juliet, Tombs of the Scaligeri, Arch of Galieno, the Cathedral, and the 

Arena or Roman Amphitheatre, leaving by afternoon train for Venice. (Hotel 

Victoria. ) 

f IN VENICE, during which time gondolas will be 

provided for visiting the most important points 

Wednesday, August 3d. , ° f in \ e ™*\> deluding the Church of St. Marc, 

Thursday/August 4th. J g 7 al Pala °.\ th ° P f ac £ of the Doges, the 

J ' s Bridge of Sighs, State Prisons, the principal 

Churches, Museums, Art Galleries, the Islands 

[ of the Lagoons, the Lido, etc., etc. 

Friday, August 5th. — Leave by noon train for Florence, via Bologna. (Hotel 

d' Europe. ) 

The Railway line between Bologna and Florence, which intersects the Tuscan 
Apennines, is one of the grandest in Europe. Bridges, tunnels (45 in all), and 
galleries are traversed in uninterrupted succession. Beautiful views are ob- 
tained of the valleys and gorges of the Apennines, and of the luxuriant plains of 
Tuscany, "the Garden of Italy." 

fIN FLORENCE, during which time visits will be 
Saturday, August 6th. made to the Tombs of the Medicis, the Cathedral 

Sundayf August 7th. and baptistry, Church of Santa Croce (the West- 

J ' ° minster Abbey of Italy), the Uffizi Gallery, Palaces 

[ of the Signoria and Pitti, etc., etc. 
Monday, August 8th. — By morning express train, via Torontola and Chiusi, to 
Rome. (Hotel d'Allemagne.) 
Tuesday, August 9th. f IN ROME, three days of which will be devoted to 

Wednesday, August 10th. j carriage excursions, under the superintendence 
Thursday, August 11th. of Mr. Shakspere Wood, the eminent archaeolo- 

Friday, August 12th. ( gist, according to the following programme. 

2V. B. — Special attention is called to the fact that, under an agreement between Mk. 
Shakspere Wood and ourselves, our parties are the only ones that do the sight-seeing of 
Rome under his charge. 

First Day. 



The Palatine. — The Seven Hills; remains of the Walls of Romulus and Port 
Mugonia; remains of Temples and Edifices of the early Republic; remains of 
Houses of the Republican period; House of Tiberius Claudius Nero, with fresco 
paintings. 

The Palace of the C^saks. — Site of the House of Augustus; Palace of 
Tiberius; substructions of the Palace of Caligula, and Porticos built by him 
to the Domus Tiberiana; great suite of State rooms built by Domitian; 
Lararium, Basilica, Triclinium, etc. ; Intermontium ; great Stadium of 
Domitian; gigantic Porticos of Septimius Severus; site of Septizonium, etc., 
etc. 

Basilica of Constanttne. 

Aech of Titus. — Bas-relief of Soldiers carrying Seven-branched Candlesticks, 
etc. 

(After Lunch. ) 

The Colosseum. The Pantheon. 

Temple of Venus and Rome. Temple of Fortuna Virilis. 

Re mai ns of Domus Transitoria of Ponte Rotto and View along the 

Nero. Tiber. 

Arch of Constantine. The Cloaca Maxima. 

Meta Sudans. Theatre of Marcellus. 

Temple of Vesta. The Portico of Otayia. 



Second' Day. 

The Fobum Romanum. — Via Sacra; Vicus Tuscus; Clivus Capitulinus; Tem- 
ples of Castor and Pollux, the Deified Julius, Saturn, Vespasian, Concord; the 
Basilica Julia, Honorary Monuments, the Pedestal of Domitian's Statue, Col- 
umn of Phocas; Rostrum; Arch of Septimius Severus; Portico of the Dei Cou- 
sentes; the Tabularium. 

The Taep^ian Rock, the Mamektine Peison, the Foea of the Emb^eobs 
Augustus, Neeo, Teajan. 

(Aftee Lunch.) 

The Golden House of Neeo, Baths of Titus. 

Basilica of St. Clement; the Basilica of the Twelfth Century; the now sub- 
terranean Basilica of the Fourth Century; marvelously preserved Frescoes; 
House of Clement; Temple of Mithras; remains of a grand edifice of the Repub- 
lican period, superimposed on a portion of the wall of the Kings, beneath the 
subterranean Basilica. 

Basilica of St. John Latekan, the Scala Sancta, Aqueduct of Neeo, Basilica 
of St. Paul, Outside the Walls. 

Third Day. 
Vatican Museum of Sculpture. 

The Sixtlne Chapel. — Michael Angelo's "Last Judgment." 
Stanze and Loggie of Raphael. 

Vatican Pictuee Galleey. — "The Transfiguration;" "Communion of St. 
Jerome;" "Madonna di Foligno," etc., etc 

(Aftee Lunch. ) 

Baths of Caeacalla, Poeta St. Sebastiano, Colombaeia. 

The Appian Way. — Tombs of Geta, Priscilla, Cecilia Metella, Seneca, the Cotta 
Family, etc., etc, ; Tumuli of the Horatii and Curiatii ; the Villa of the Quintilii, 
the Ustrinum; the Circus of Romulus; the Catacombs. (See "New Guide to 
Ancient and Modern Rome" price $2.00.) 

N. B. — During the stay in Rome a pleasant Excursion can be made by Steam 
Tramway to Ttvoli. Excursion tickets may be had at Cook's Tourist Office, 1 b. 
Piazza di Spagna ; price $1. 

Saturday, August 13th.— Leave by morning train for Naples. {Grand Hotel 
Nobile. ) 

Sunday, August 14th. f IN NAPLES, during which time the party will visit 

Monday August 15th \ the P rmci P al places of interest m the city and sur- 

Tuesday, August 16th. ] ro ™ din gs. including a carriage excursion to Pom- 
J ' to I pen and Herculaneum. 

Wednesday, August 17th. — Leave Naples by early morning express train, via 
Rome, for Pisa. (Hotel de Lowdres.) 

Thursday, August 18th. — The morning will be spent .in PISA viewing the 
Cathedral, Baptistry, Leaning Tower, Campo Santo, etc., leaving by noon train 
by the Riviera Railway for Genoa. (Hotel de la Ville.) 

Friday, August 19th.— IN GENOA, visiting the Cathedral, Church of the 
Annunziata, Palace of the Doges, Public Gardens, etc. 

Saturday, August 20th. — Leave by noon train for Turin. (Hotel Trombetta.) 

Places of interest are the Royal Palace, Museums, Cathedral, Squares, etc. 

Sunday, August 21st.— A day of rest IX TURIN. 

Monday, August 22d. — Leave by morning train for Milan. (Grand Hold de 
Milan.) 

Tuesday, August 23d.— IN MILAN, visiting the Cathedral dedicated to Marie 
Nascenti, one of the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in the world; 



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the Gallery Vittorio Ernanuele or Public Arcade, which is one of the most 
spacious and attractive of its kind in existence ; the Arch of Peace, the Brera 
Collection of Pictures and Statues, the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, con- 
taining, in the Monastery, the celebrated "Last Supper " of Leonardo da Vinci, 
etc. 

Wednesday, August 24th. — Leave by morning train for ARONA, situated on 
the shores of the beautiful Lake Maggiore. (Hotel d' Italie et de la Poste.) Leaving 
same evening by diligence for Brieg. 

Thursday, August 25th. — Through the magnificent and historic SIMPLON 
PASS, arriving at Brieg at 4.10 p. m. (Hotel des Gouronnes et Poste.) 

Friday, August 26th.— Leave Brieg by Simplon Railway for MARTIGNY. (Hotel 
Ckrc. ) 

Saturday, August 27th. — Go by mules or carriages over the TETE NOIR to 
Oharuounix. (Hotel d' Angleterre.) 

f IN THE VALLEY OF THE CHAMOUNIX. The 

^ , A , 0ft hotel here commands a magnificent view of Mont 

&unciay, August m. _, Blanc Excursions may be made to the Montanvert, 

Monday, August zy. | Mauvais Pas> Mer de Glac6) chapeau, Jardin, 
[ Flegere, or to the beautiful gorges of La Dioza. 

Tuesday, August 30th. — Leave by diligence through Sallanches for Geneva. 

Wednesday, August 31st,— IN GENEVA. Visits will be made to the Cathedral 
where Calvin preached, the Russian Church, Bath's Museum, Rousseau's Island, 
the Meeting of the Waters, etc. 

Thursday, September 1st. — Leave Geneva by morning train for BERNE, stop- 
ping over a train at Fribourg (if considered advisable by the conductor). (Hotel 
Bdlevue.) A magnificent panorama of the snowy peaks of the Bernese Alps may 
be seen from the garden of the Hotel, or from the terrace of the. Cathedral, on a 
fine day. The Cathedral (1421-1573) contains a celebrated organ, on which 
evening recitals are given. The Clock Tower, Bear Pit, Kindli-fresser, Gothic 
Church, Rathhaus, etc., constitute the sight-seeing of the capital of Switzerland. 

Friday, September 2d. — Leave Berne by morning express train for INTER- 
LACKEN, one of the most beautiful spots in Switzerland, and in full view of 
the Jungfrau. (Hotel Victoria.) 

{ IN INTERLACE EN. Carriages will be provided 
for an excursion to Grindelwald, to see the won- 
derful Glaciers. Short and jueasant walks may 
be made to Heimwehfliih, Unspunnen, Beaten- 
fS^fSSSS^^ berg Thurnberg etc mostof which places afford 

good views of the Lakes of Thun and Bnenz. 
An excursion can be made from here to the cele- 
brated UIESSBACH FALLS at a trifling 
[ expense. 

Monday, September 5th. — By rail and steamer to Brienz, and by carriage over 
the picturesque BRUNHx PASS to Alpnacht, passing through Lungern and 
Sarnen, and by the Lake of that name (4.V miles long), taking steamer at Alp- 
nacht, on the Lake of the Four Cantons, to Lucerne. (Swan Hotel.) 



Sunday, September 4th. 



Tuesday, September 6th. [ IN LUCERNE, during which time an excursion 

Wednesday, September 7th. ] °* -Jfjjj ^made * 

At Lucerne may be visited the Lion cut in solid rock, after design, by Thor- 
waldsen, in memory of the Swiss Guards who fell in defending Louis XVI. 
against the revolutionary mob in Paris, August 10th, 1792. The Glacier Garden, 
in which are many relics of lacustrine habitations, etc., adjoins the " Lion." 
The Cathedral, containing one of the best organs in Switzerland, and the 
quaint Church-yard, are full of interest. Old Bridges and Fortifications. The 
Lake of Lucerne ( Vierwaldxtaedtersee) is full of wild and picturesque scenery, 
and is associated with the legend of William Tell. 

Thursday, September 8th. — Proceed by morning train, via Bale, to PARIS. 
(Hotel to be arranged. ) Baggage examined at Delle or Paris. 



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Friday, September 9th. 
Saturday, September 10th. 



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IN PARIS, three days of which will be devoted 
to carriage drives, visiting the principal places 
of interest in and around the city, including 
Sunday, September 11th. "j an excursion to St. Cloud, Sevres and Ver- 
Monday, September 12th. sailles, according to programme of First Sec- 

tion, on pages 37 and 38. 
Tuesday, September 13th.— -Leave by night service, via Rouen, Dieppe and 
Newhaven, for London. (Midland Gran'] Hold.) Baggage examined at Neivhaven. 

Passengers preferring the short sea mail route via Calais and Dover can be supplied with 
tickets for that route on payment of the difference of fare. 

Wednesday, September 14th. — IN LONDON. Leaving by evening express 
train for Glasgow (Guckburn Hotel.) 

Thursday, September 15th. — Leave GLASGOW or Greenock by Anchor Line 
steamer for New York. 

Sunday, September 25th. — Expect to arrive at NEW YORK. 

THE PRICE FOR THE THIRD SECTION IS $500, 

WHICH INCLUDES 

First-class Ocean passage both ways, 22 Days. 

First-class Hotel accommodation in Great Britain, 11 Days. 
First-class Hotel accommodation on the Continent, 55 Days. 

Total, 88 Days. 

IT ALSO INCLUDES : 

First-class railway and steamboat traveling for the entire journey; omnibuses 
and porterage between stations and hotels; free transportation of 60 lbs. of 
baggage; gratuities to servants; carriages to Abbotsford; gondolas for one day 
in Venice; three days' carriages in Rome and the services of Mr. Shakspere Wood; 
carriage trip to Ponipeii; carriage excursion to Grindelwald; excursion on Lake 
Lucerne and ascent of the Righi; three days' carriage drives in Paris; fees for 
sight-seeing, as per Conductor's programme; services of special local guides 
when necessary, and also the services of the Conductor, who acts as Interpreter 
and Manager. 

Note. — The Conductor will only pay for carriages ordered by himself, and the services of the 
guides will be for the whole party. 

Hotel provision for each country to be according to the custom of the country, 
viz. : in Great Britain, meat breakfast, table d'hote dinner, tea, bedroom, 
lights, service and attendance. On the Continent: Meat breakfast, dinner at 
table d'hote (with or without wine, as the Hotel provides), bedroom, lights and 
service. 

Special Notice. — Each person joining this party will also receive an admission 
ticket to the American Exchange in Europe, free of charge, entitling the holder 
to all the privileges of the Exchange while the party is in London. For particulars 
see page 64. 

STEAMSHIP ACCOMMODATION. 

We have a good selection of staterooms provided for this party, mostly outside 
rooms, and, with the exception of a few forward rooms (where three passengers 
will be placed), all the rooms in the after-part of the ship will be occupied by two 
persons only. 

A DEPOSIT OF FIFTY DOLLARS 

is required from each person who decides to go with this party; when the de- 
posit is made, the name is registered, and the berths are allotted in the exact 
order of these deposits, the earliest depositors, of course, receiving the best 
berths. 



COOK'S ANNUAL VACATION PAETY. 49 



Forty dollars of this deposit may be withdrawn up to June 15th, after which 
time the whole amount is due. 

HOW TO JOIN THE PARTY. 

Persons desirous of joining this party should write as early as possible, en- 
closing draft on any bank or postal order made payable to the order of Thos. 
Cook & Son, and stating which Section they tvish to jam. We will, upon receipt of the 
same, return a "Deposit Receipt" and a plan of the steamer, showing the 
location of the berths we can offer. Should the choice of berths be left to us, 
we will use our best judgment in the interest of each, and advise them at once. 
The balance of the money can be paid any time after June 15th. 

SIZE OF SECTIONS. 

In order to insure comfort, and secure good accommodation at Hotels, the 
number of passengers in each section, after leaving London, will not exceed 
THIRTY. 

EXTENSION OF TIME. 

Breaks in the Journey can be made at almost any point, and as the 
return steamship tickets are good for one year, any of the members of this party 
can remain in Europe at their discretion. The whole amount of fare must be 
paid before starting, but they can receive back the value of their unused tickets 
and Hotel coupons, less 10 per cent. (Swiss Traveling Tickets excepted), at the Chief 
London Office, or they can be exchanged for tickets to other points, at their full 
value. 

On the return from the Continent, if any wish to extend their tour to the 
English Lakes, Scotland and Ireland, taking the steamer at Liverpool or 
Queenstown, quotations will be given by Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son; and if a 
party of 10 or more is made up for such supplementary tour, a Conductor will 
be sent with them, without extra charge. 

HOMEWARD ATLANTIC VOYAGE. 

We have proved from experience that a large percentage of the passengers 
booked for Personally Conducted Parties do not return by the Atlantic steamers 
on the exact dates given in these itineraries, therefore we must impress upon the 
members of this party the importance of giving us the earliest possible notice and 
the date they intend leaving for New York, so that good berths may be secured 
for them. 

Passengers failing to do this will have to take their own risk as to the location 
of berths that may be allotted them, when they finally give instructions for their 
return passage to be secured.) 

OTHER LINES OF STEAMERS. 

Any who desire to avail themselves of this Tour, but prefer some other line of 
steamers, we can accommodate them, and will give them a special quotation either 
higher or lower, according to the line preferred. We will also, for those who 
have engaged steamship passage, give quotations, and book them from Liverpool, 
Glasgow, London or Paris. 

DETOURS. 

Any member will be allowed to leave the party to visit other localities, provided 
early notice be given to the Conductor, so that engagements for hotel accommo- 
dation may not be violated. Hotel coupons will be supplied to those who so 
leave the party for the number of days they expect to be absent. Any unused 
coupons to be redeemed at the advertised rate. No allowance can, however, be 
made for incidental expenses when not traveling with the Conductor. 



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BAGGAGE. 

Whilst anxious to render all possible assistance to travelers in the transport, 
care and registration of baggage, Thos. Cook & Son cannot admit responsibility 
in cases of detention, stray conveyance, damage to or loss of baggage. In all 
cases of transference it is necessary that baggage should be identified by its 
owners, especially on entering and leaving hotels and railway stations ; and 
whenever baggage is subject to customs examination, its owners should be pres- 
ent to answer for it. 

Great care will be taken in the registration and conveyance of the trunks or 
portmanteaus of the parties whilst traveling with the Conductor ; but it must 
be distinctly understood that all small packages, such as hand-bags, umbrella's, 
traveling rugs, &c, must remain entirely under the control of the passenger. 

LABELS for large baggage and hand baggage for the use of the members of 
this party will be furnished by us upon application. 

LETTERS may be addressed to any member of the party, care of Thomas Cook 
& Son, Ludgate Circus, London, and such letters will be carefully forwarded to 
the Conductor of the party for delivery. 

LETTERS OF CREDIT AND CIRCULAR CHECKS are issued by us at cur- 
rent rates, in the denomination of five or ten pounds sterling each, and are 
payable at nearly every point on the route, or will be cashed by the Conductor as 
required, in the currency of the country where the party happens to be at the time. 
They are also cashed at the American Exchange in Europe, No. 449 Strand, 
London, W. C. 

CAUTIONARY PROVISO. 

The liability of Alpine roads and railroads in the neighborhood of mountains 
to damage from storms and other influences beyond human control, renders it 
necessary that we should announce that we cannot be responsible for detention 
or expenses incurred by deviation of routes occasioned by circumstances of this 
nature, nor for delays or deviations that may be caused through the railways 
being required for military purposes. 

The most that Companies will do under such circumstances is to repay the 
value of any tickets or proportion of tickets not used for lines thus rendered 
impassable; and all claims in such cases must be sent in writing, accompanied 
by the imused tickets, within one month from the date for which such tickets 
were available. 

THOS. COOK & SON, 

p. o. Box 4197. 261 Broadway, New York. 



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COOK'S EASTERN TOURS. si 



Autumnal Tours 

TO 

Egypt and Palestine. 



In reply to the many inquiries we are receiving, asking for information in regard 
to the best season for traveling through tbe Holy Land, we may state that tbe best 
months to visit Palestine are the months of March, April and May, when every thing 
is fresh and green ; and that we do not recommend traveling through that country at 
other periods. In June, July, August and September it is too hot, and serious risk is 
run by Americans attempting to make the journey. In October the cool winds make 
traveling more endurable, but still the country is dusty, dry and parched, and not seen 
at its best; there is, however, less risk of malaria and disease. 

Iu December the rains come, which usually last through the Winter months, 
making traveling an impossibility. 

We may also add that since the commencement of our Palestine Tours, we have 
never known a party to travel through that country in the Autumn, without some of 
the passengers being ill of fever, and very often one or more of them succumb and 
have to be left behind. 

Our complete programmes for Palestine are issued in November or December, and 
provide for extended travel during the months of March, April and May, and at this 
season more people visit Palestine than at any other. 

From the experience of past years we are aware that a certain number of Ameri- 
cans are compelled either to travel through Egypt and Palestine in the Autumn, or 
deprive themselves of the pleasure of the tour, and we are prepared to give every in- 
formation and assistance to any person contemplating such a tour. 

Our ordinary custom is to organize special parties to go through the country from 
Jaffa to Jerusalem, the Jordan, Dead Sea, over the Lebanon to Damascus, Baalbeck, 
coming out of tbe country at Beyrout, taking steamer for Smyrna, Constantinople, 
Athens, etc. This is our Spring arrangement, and under it we visit Egypt first. 

In the Autumn, all these arrangements are necessarily reversed, and our plan is 
to go into Palestine at Beyrout, and go south with the weather, visiting Egypt last. 

In this connection we may state, that since our first Palestine announcements 
were published, we have conveyed more than 2,500 travelers for short and long tours 
through the country, and that more than three-fourths of the English and American 
visitors to the country last Winter (1879-80), were traveling under our arrangements ; 
and at the present time we are conveying, en route to or from Egypt and Palestine, the 
largest number of passengers we have ever had to convey at any one season. 

Our chief representatives and staffs at Jaffa and Jerusalem have the respect of 
officials and of the native population, and amongst the Bedouins there are few who 
would venture to molest them, and to our Manager there we have committed the 
entire local arrangements, whilst we acknowledge, most directly, our home and 
foreign responsibilities to all who accept our proposals. 

Our tent equipments are of the best possible description, and the largest collection 
in the country, and we employ two members of our staff during the summer months 
in repairing and keeping in good order everything for the Winter season. 

The horses we employ are the best to be found in the country, and our contracts 
for horses and mules are made direct with the sheikhs of the muleteers of the different 
districts. 

The provisions supplied are of the best possible description, and we have received 
many commendatory testimonials as to the skill displayed by our cooks whilst in 
camp, but we have never yet received a single complaint against them. 

The coming Autumn it is our Intention to respond to the applications for Palestine 
travel, and will offer the opportunity to visit the country for Kitlier a. Long or 
Short Tour, as may be desired. 

These parties will leave London in the latter part of September, traveling via 
Paris, Turin and Rome, and arrangements can be made for intending travelers to join 
these parties at almost any point en route. Fares and full particulars will be given 
upon application to 

THOS. COOK & SON, 

261 Broadway, New York. 



52 Table showing at a glance the Movements of 



ANNUAL MAY 


PARTY. 


THE JUNE 


PARTY. 


April. Wednesday 27 

May. Sunday 8 ..,.. 


Leave New York 
. Due in Liverpool 


Jnne. Saturday 11 
Monday 20 
Tuesday 21 
Wednesday 22 
Thursday 23 
Friday 24 
Saturday 25 
Sunday 26 
Monday 27 
Tuesday 28 
Wednesday 29 
Thursday 30 

July. Friday 1 
Saturday 2 
Sunday 3 
Monday 4 
Tuesday 5 
Wednesday 6 
Thursday 7 
Friday 8 
Saturday 9 
Sunday 10 
Monday 11 
Tuesday 12 
Wednesday 13 
Thursday 14 
Friday 15 
Saturday 16 
Sunday 17 
Monday IS 
Tuesday 19 
Wednesday 20 
Thursday 21 
Friday 22 
Saturday 23 
Sunday 24 
Monday 25 
Tuesday 26 
Wednesday 27 
Thursday 28 
Friday 29 
Saturday 30 
Sunday 31 

Aug. Monday 1 
Tuesday 2 
Wednesday 3 
Thursday 4 
Friday 5 
Saturday 6 
Sunday 7 
Monday S 
Tuesday 9 
Wednesday 10 
Thursday" 11 
Friday 12 
Saturday 13 
Sunday 14 
Monday 15 
Tuesday 16 . 
Saturday 27 . 
ITALIAN EX' 
Same Itinerary as a 

Aug. Friday 5 
Saturday 6 
Sunday 7 . 
Monday 8 
Tuesday 9 
Wednesday 10 
Thursday 11 . 
Friday 12 
Saturday 13 . 
Sunday 14 
Monday 15 
Tuesday 16 
' Wednesday 17 
Thursday 18 
Friday 19 
Saturday 20 
Sunday 21 
Monday 22 
Tuesday 23 
Wednesday 24 
Thursday 25 
Friday 26 
Saturday 27 
Sunday 28 
Monday 29 , 
Tuesday 30 . 

Sept. Saturday 10 


> .Leave New York 

Due at Queenstown 
ToGlengariff 


Tuesday 10 


In London 

do 


At Killarney 

do 


Thursday 12 .. ,. 


do 

do 

do 

do 

To Paris 

Arr. Paris 

In Paris 


To Dublin 

In Dublin 

To Londonderry 

To Portrush 

To Glasgow 

To Inversnaid 




Friday 20 
Saturday 21 
Sunday 22 

Sunday 29 

Monday 30 


do 
do 
do 

To Turin 

Arr. Turin 

To Pisa 

To Rome 

do 

do 

do 


do 

do 

do 

To Amsterdam 




In Brussels 

do 

To Cologne 








Tuesday 7 

Thursday 9 

Friday 10 


do 
do 
To Rome 

do 


To Neuhausen 

To Lucerne 

do 


To Giessbach 


Sunday 12 

Wednesday 15 

Thursday 16 . 

Friday 17 

Saturday 18 

Sunday 19 

Monday 20 


In Venice 

do 
do 

To Milan 

In Milan 

do 

To Stresa 

At Stresa 

To Brigue 

To Martigny 


In Interlacken 

do 

To Berne 

At Ouchy 

To Martigny 

To Chamounix 


Tuesday 21 










do 

To Berne 
. . . To Interlacken 

To Lucerne 

do 

To Zurich 

To Neuhausen 

. . ..To Strasbourg 

To Baden Baden 

To Heidelberg 

To Wiesbaden 

In Wiesbaden . 

To Cologne 

To Brussels 

In Brussels 

do 

To Antwerp 

To the Hague 

At the Hague 

To Amsterdam 

In Amsterdam 

To London 

In London 

To Liverpool 

eave for New York 

.Due in New York 






do 

do 

do 




do 


Tuesday 28 




Wednesday 29 . ... 

•Jnly. Friday 1 

Sunday 3 

Monday 4 

Tuesday 5' 

Wednesday 6 

Thursday 7 

Friday 8 

Satuiday 9 


do 

To Liverpool 

. . . Leave lor New York 
Due in New York 
rENSION. 
bove to Geneva. 

To Turin 

To Milan 


Sunday 10 


do 


Tuesday 12 




Wednesday 13 




Thursday 14 




Friday 15 

Saturday 16 

Sunday 17 

Monday 18 


do 

To Rome 


Tuesday 19 

Wednesday 20 

Thursday 21 

Friday 22 


do 

To Pisa 

To Genoa 


Saturday 23 . . ..L 


To Paris 

do 




do 

do 

. . . Leave for New York 
Due in New York 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 55 



BRIEF DESCRIPTION 

OF THE 

Principal Cities and Places in Europe 

VISITED BY 

OOOIK_ 7 S 
EXCURSION PARTIES FROM AMERICA. 



AMSTERDAM (Holland).— Pop. 280,000. Built on a number of islands, 
intersected by canals. Places of interest : — Trippenhuis Museum of Paintings, 
10 to 3 ; New Church, Palace, Miiseura van der Hoop, Old Church, Zoological 
Gardens, etc. 

ANTWERP (Belgium.— Pop. 130,000. Situated on the River Scheldt, 
which is navigable for large vessels. Places of interest : — Cathedral, with 
Rubens' "Descent from the Cross," "Elevation of the Cross," etc.; Church of 
St. Paul ; Hotel de Ville ; Museum ; Church of St. Jacques ; Church of the 
Augustines; Church of St. Andrew; Iron Pump Head, by Quintin Matsys. 

BADEN BADEN (Grand Duchy of Baden).— Pop. 10,000. Prettily situa- 
ted on the borders of the Black Forest, into which many interesting carriage 
excursions may be made. Places of interest: — Kursaal; Neue Schloss; Alte 
Schloss, etc. 

BALE (Switzerland). — Pop. 45,000. On the Rhine, at the north-west corner 
of Switzerland. Places of interest: — Cathedral, with Council Hall; Museum; 
Hotel de Ville; Battle-field of St. Jacob, ^mile; Battle-field of Dornach, 2 miles. 

BRUSSELS (Belgium).— Pop. 262,000. This city, the capital of the Kingdom 
and the seat of Government, is 88 miles from Ostend, 27£ from Antwerp, 48 
from Ghent, 71J from Liege, 92\ from Lille, 149£ from Cologne, and 215 from 
Paris. Places of interest: — Cathedral of St. Gudule; Galeries St. Hubert; Hotel 
de Ville; Museum; Royal Palace; Palace of the Duke of Arenberg; Muse"e Wiertz; 
Park; Zoological Gardens, etc. The Field of Waterloo is 12 miles from Brussels. 
(Cook's Tourist Office, 22, Galerie du Roi.) 

BERNE (Switzerland).— Pop. 37,000. The capital of the Canton Berne, 
and seat of Swiss Government. Situated on the River Aar, which nearly encir- 
cles the city. Places of interest: — Cathedral, with Domplatz; Federal Palace; 
Museum: Clock Tower; Rathhaus; Roman Catholic Church, etc., etc. 

CHA.MOUNY (Savoy).— 3,150 feet above the level of the sea. A village in 
the valley of the same name, at the foot of Mont Blanc, distant about 50 miles 
from Geneva. Diligences in the season. Distance from Martigny to Chamounix, 
22 miles. Several days may be well devoted to explore this celebrated region. 
The Montanvert, which can be ascended on mules, and commands a view of the 
Mer de Glace, ought to be the first excursion. It is an elevated pasture on the 



56 COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 



summit of a mountain under the Aiguilles de Charmoz. From this are seen to 
advantage the heights of the Brevent and of the Aiguilles Kouges. At the 
summit of the Montanvert is a small building, where beds and refreshments 
may be had. The height of Montanvert above the valley of Chamounix is 2,565 
feet. The Glacier de Bossons, which may be seen the same day, at the other end 
of the valley, is remarkable for the purity of the ice, and for the picturesque for- 
mation of its ice needles and obelisks. The Brevent, on the opposite side of the 
valley, 8,000 feet above the sea, affords a magnificent view of the whola range 
of Mont Blanc, with its numerous peaks covered with snow, and the glaciers 
pouring down into the valley. The Flegere, on the same side, commands the 
same view at a less elevation, and may be accomplished in half a day. The active 
mountaineer would be well repaid by a day's excursion to the Jardin, across the 
Mer de Glace, 9,100 feet above the sea — a small portion of green earth, covered 
with flowers in full bloom, in a region of snow and ice, commanding a view 
of the recesses of this wonderful range of snowy peaks. From Chamounix to 
Martigny, by the passes of the Tete Noire or the Col de Balme, about nine hours 
would be required. To the Jardin is a fatiguing and severe excursion for 
ladies. They are sometimes deceived by guides, who take them to another 
spot. The Tete Noire is one of the most picturesque passes in Switzerland, 
the rocks frequently overhanging. 

COLOGNE (Germany). — This, the chief city of Rhenish Prussia, contains 
a population of 130,000. It is strongly fortified, and is connected with its sub- 
urb Deutz by two bridges; one a handsome iron structure, and the other, 1,250 
feet in length, composed of 39 boats. The chief objects of attraction are: — the 
Cathedral, one of the finest Gothic churches in the world, begun in 1248 ; was 
left unfinished from the beginning of the 16th century until 1816, and finally 
completed in August, 1880. Nave and transept free; fee to see the choir (free 
only from 85 — 9 a. in.), the relics of the three Kings, and the treasury, 15 
sgr. ; to ascend the tower and galleries, 10 sgr. ; Churches of St. Martin, St. Maria 
in Capitolio, St. Peter's (containing the "Crucifixion of Peter," by Rubens), St. 
Ursula (where the bones of the Eleven Thousand Virgins are to be seen in the 
walls; fee, 15 sgr). English Chapel, Bischofsgarten Strasse; Services: Sun- 
day morning, 11; evening (summer months), 4.30 p. m. Cook's Tourist Office 
40*Domhof. 

DIEPPE (France).— Pop. 26,000. A prettily-situated watering-place in Nor- 
mandy. Places of interest: — Church of St. Jacques; Church of St. Reini; the 
Plage or Promenade overlooking the sea; the Chateau d'Arques, 3 miles, etc. 

FLORENCE (Italy).— Pop. 168,000. Beautifully situated on both sides of 
the Arno. Places of interest : — Cathedral, with Giotto's Campanile, Brunelle- 
schi's Cupola and the Baptistry with Ghiberti's bronze doors ; Churches of 
Santa Annunziata; II Carmine; Santa Croce; San Lorenzo; Laurent de Medicis; 
San Marco; Santa Maria Novella; San Michele, etc. The Uffizi and Pitti 
palaces connected by a covered way, containing the richest collection of 
painting and sculptures in the world; the Palazzo Vecchio; the Palazzo Riccardi, 
etc.; also the Galleria Reale ; the Academy of Fine Arts; the Houses of Michael 
Angelo, Dante, Galileo, etc. Modern Paintings: — Societa Artistica, Viale Prin- 
cipe Eugenio. R. W. Spranger, Managing Director. 

FRANKFORT (Germany).— Pop. 106,000. Formerly a free city, and the 
seat of the German Bund. Situated on the River Main, which is spanned by five 
bridges. Places of interest: — Town Hall; Guttenberg Monument ; statues of 
Schiller and Goethe; Cathedral; Town Library; Gallery of Paintings; Stadel 
Art Institution ; Lenckenberg Museum and Library ; Bethmann Museum; Nat- 
ural History Museum; Palmengarten; Exchange, etc. 

FREIBURG (Baden.)— Pop. 22,000. Situated on the River Dreisam, at the 
entrance to the Hollenthal (Black Forest). Places of interest: — The Cathedral or 
Minster; the Archbishop's Palace; and the Palace of the Grand Duke; Kaufhaus, 
etc. Freiburg is a convenient centre for excursions into the Black Forest. 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 57 



FRIBOURG (Switzerland).— Pop. 11,000. Beautifully situated on the side 
of a deep gorge. Places of interest: — Cathedral with famous organ, 70 stops, 
7,800 pipes, generally played at noon, also a bas-relief over the entrance; great 
suspension bridge, 964 feet long, 186 feet high; small suspension bridge, 746 
feet long, 303 feet high; Lime-tree of Fribourg opposite the ancient Rathhaus. 

GENEVA (Switzerland).— Pop. 56,000. Situated at the point where the 
River Rhone issues from the lake; 370 miles from Paris. Places of interest: — 
Bridge and Quai of Mont Blanc; Jardin Anglais; Isle Jean Jacques Rousseau ; Tour 
de Ce'sar; Musee Rath; Conservatoire de Musique; Hotel de Ville; Cathedral 
where Calvin preached; Russian Chapel; Library, etc. Cook's Tourist Office, 90 
Rue du Rhone. 

GENOA (Italy).— Pop. 140,000. One of the chief ports of Italy . Streets 
lined with marble palaces. Cathedral of San Lorenzo, very fine. Church of 
Annunziata. Best view of the town obtained from the Tower of Santa Maria 
di Carignano. Before ascending it is best to tell the Sacristan h"W many 
minutes you intend to remain, so that on descending he may open the door. 
The Campo Santo contains many fine monuments. 

HAGUE (Holland).— Pop. 80,000. This has the reputation of being the 
"largest village in the world." It is the residence of the Court. Places of inter- 
est: — Palace in the Wood; Museum of medals; Museum of paintings; Bittenhof; 
Buitenhof ; Scheveningen, a fashionable bathing place, is four miles distant. 

HEIDELBERG (Baden).— Pop. 20,000. Situated on the River Neckar. 
The magnificent ruins of the Castle, one of the most interesting objects in 
Europe, occupy the hill behind the town. In a cellar under the castle is the 
celebrated "Tun of Heidelberg." The University is attended by about 500 
students. Many charming excursions may be made in the neighborhood. 

INNSBRUCK (Austrian Tyrol).— Pop. 23,000. The capital of the Tyrol, 
situated on the river Inn. The Franciscan Church contains the celebrated Tomb 
of Maximilian; the Palace; the University and the Ferdinandeum Museum are 
among the places of interest. The neighborhood is very beautiful. 

INTERLACKEN (Switzerland).— Situated in the Canton Berne, this little 
town forms the chief centre for excursions in the Bernese Oberland. The 
hotels are for the most part very fine. Berne is reached by railway as far as 
Darlingen, thence by steamer to Scherzligen-Thun, and forward by railway; 
Lucerne is reached by railway to Bonigen, steamer to Brienz. past the celebrated 
Giessbach Falls, diligence over the Brunig Pass to Alpnach, and thence by steamer. 
Grindelwald, 12 miles from Interlacken and Lauterbrunnen, where is the Staub- 
bach waterfall, may be easily reached by carriage. The Kursaal of Interlacken is 
one of the best in the country. 

LONDON(Engdand).— It is impossible to give a description of such a large 
city as London in this connection, but it may be here briefly stated that the popula- 
tion of the great Metropolis is between four and five millions, and that it is the 
largest and most important commercial city in the world. The principal places 
of interest are: — St. Paul's Cathedral: Westminster Abbey; the Tower of London, 
the Houses of Parliament: British Museum; Royal Exchange; Mansion House; 
Bank of England, etc., etc. For a description of these and other places of in- 
terest, and also for information as to how to get round the city and economize 
time, the traveler woulcLdo well to consult "Cook's Handbook to London;" but 
a more elaborate description will be found in Baedeker's Guide to London. 

LAUSANNE v Switzerland) .—Pop. 27,000. Situated on the northern bank 
of the Lake of Geneva. The Cathedral is the grandest Gothic structure in Switzer- 
land. Vevey, Clarens, Qastle of Chillon, Vernex, Montreux, etc., on the east- 
ern shore of the Lake, may be easily visited from Ouchy, which is the port of 
Lausanne. A railway worked by hydraulic power connects Lausanne with 
Ouchy. 




LUCERNE (Switzerland).— Pop. 14,000. Situated on the Lake of the 
Four Cantons and the River Reuss, commanding views of the Alps, including 
the Righi, Pilatus, etc. Places of interest: — Cathedral, Thorwaldsen's Lion; 
Glacier Garden; Stauffer's Museum; Covered bridges; old Roman watch-tower; 
Arsenal, etc. Steamers ply frequently between all the points of interest on the 
Lake. 

MAYENCE (Germany). — Pop. 50,000. Situated at the junction of tb,e River 
Main with the Rhine. Places of interest: — Cathedral; Museum; Library; Picture 
Gallery; Roman Tower; Statues of Gutenberg and Schiller. 

MILAN (Italy). Pop. 270,000. A convenient centre for tours in the Italian 
Lake district. Places of interest: — The Cathedral, the largest marble structure in 
the world (fine view from top of tower); Churches of St. Alessandro, St. Am- 
brogio, St. Maria delle Grazie, near which is the celebrated'painting of "The Last 
Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci; the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele or public arcade; 
La Scala Theatre; Royal Palace; Brera; Arch of Peace, etc. 

MUNICH (Bavaria). Pop. 170,000. Capital of Bavaria, is the headquarters 
of modern German art, and one of the most beautiful towns of Germany. There 
are several very fine churches; the Basilica of St. Boniface, in the Carlstrasse, is, 
without exception, the most beautiful church in Germany, in the Byzantine 
style. The Royal Palace consists of two parts, the old and new, a beautiful edi- 
fice after the model of the Pitti Palace in Florence, and rich in fresco paint- 
ings. The Colossal Statue of Bavaria and her Lion, half a mile from the 
Sendlinger Thor, is of copper, upwards of 60 feet high, on a pedestal of marble 
40 feet high. A spiral staircase leads to the top; the head will hold eight per- 
sons, and there are holes to enable them to view the sxirrounding country. The 
Royal Library, a superb edifice in the Ludwig Strasse, with room enough to 
hold two millions of volumes, and in richness the second in the world; its Head- 
ing Room is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 8 to 1 o'clock. The 
traveler should refer to the small daily German newsjiaper called the "Taglisher 
Anzeiger," for all particulars relating to Public Exhibitions and Amusements 
at Munich. 

NAPLES (Italy).— Pop. 500,000. Situated in latitude 40° 52' ; has a mean 
temperature of 60 p -63° Fahr., the extreme heat of summer rarely attaining 100°, 
and the extreme cold in winter 28°. There are five principal entrances; that by 
the Bridge Delia Maddalena near the Bay is the most striking; most of the houses 
are lofty and the streets narrow : there are, however, several open spaces of squares. 
The number of churches at Naples is about 330, and those best worth a visit are 
Gesu Nuovo, in the style of St. Peter's at Rome; the Sans Severo, a private chapel 
(remarkable statuary), San Francesco da Paolo; the Cathedral and the San Mar- 
tino; St. Domenico Maggiore, San Severino e Soggia; La Incoronata; San Filippo 
Neri; San Lorenzo Maggiore: St. Maria del Carmine; all of them being adorned 
with pictures, etc., of the first masters. The National Museum will repay a good 
many visits, is possessing besides a picture gallery, the fresco paintings, mosaics, 
gold and silver ornaments, etruscan vases, etc., discovered in the excavations of 
Pompeii and Herculaneum. The Royal Library is annexed to the National Mu- 
seum, and contains 250.000 volumes', besides more than 1,700 papyri, found in 
Herculaneum. The Albergo dei Poveri, an establishment for paupers and or- 
phans, is worthy of a visit. It affords fixed relief to about 5,000 poor and pays 
the debts of deserving individuals. The environs abound with beauty and 
delightful reminiscences, including Virgil's Tomb, the Grotto of Posilippo, the 
Ruins of Pozzuoli, Lake Avernus, and the classic shores of Bala and Misenum, 
the Islands of Ischia, Procida and Cajsri; the coast of Castellamare, the Orange 
Groves of Sorrento, Vesuvius, and the fields of lava; the streets of Pompeii, 
and the excavations of Herculaneiim. The ascent of Vesuvius occupies about 
8 hours; it is advisable to take refreshments with you, and to ride as far as the 
horses can go. Punta del Nasone, on Monte Somma, is 3,747 feet above the sea, 
but the highest point, Punta del Palo, is nearly 4,000 feet. The ruins of 



COOK'S EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS. 59 



Paestum may be visited in a day. Another delightful excursion is by railway 
to Castellamare (1 hour), and from thence to Sorrento, by carriage along the side 
of the Bay, one of the most beautiful drives in the world. English Church, 
Strada San Pasquale, at the back of the Riviera di Chiaja; the Rev. Pelham Mait- 
land, M. A., is chaplain. Presbyterian church, 5, Capella Vecchia ; Minister, 
Rev. James Gordon Grey. Italian Evangelical Church and Schools, Palazzo 
Barbaia, No. 210 Toledo; Pastor, Rev. T. "W. S. Jones, Wesleyan Missionary. 

PARIS. — The capital of France. Pop. last census, 1,884,874. Principal 
public buildings and places of interest, with the hours at which they are open, 
are as follows : — 

Museums. — The Louvre, every day except Monday, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Lux- 
embourg, Sundays, 2 to 4 p. m. ; other days, except Mondays, on production of 
passport, 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. Cluny (Boulevard St. Michel), daily on produc- 
tion of passport. Artillery Museum of the Invalides, Tuesday, Thursday and 
Sunday, 12 noon to 3 p. m. Depuytre (Ecole de Medicine), daily to students 
and medical men. Medailles (National Library), Tuesday, 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. 
Mineralogique (Boulevard St. Michel), Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m. 
to 4 p. m. Museum of the Jardin des Plantes, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 
by ticket. 

Churches. — La Madelaine, Notre Dame, St. Augustine, St. Eustache, St. Sev- 
erin, St. Germain TAuxerrois, St. Sulpice, St. Vincent de Paul, Larbonne, 
Chapelle Expiatoire de Louis XVI., all open daily; Sainte Chapelle, open daily, 
except Friday and Monday. 

Remarkable Buildings. — Hotel des Invalides, daily, 12 to 3. Tomb of Napo- 
leon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 12 noon to 3 p. m. Hotel Dieu 
(Notre Dame), Thursday and Sunday ; Tour St. Jacques, daily ; Porte St. Denis ; 
Porte St. Martin; Pantheon, daily; Prisons of Mazas and La Roquette, by order 
of the Prefect of Police; Institute de Fiance, daily, except Sundays; Imprimerie 
Nationale, by order of the Director ; National Library, daily, except Sunday; 
Mazarine Library, daily, from September to July; Ste. Genevieve Library, daily; 
National Archives, daily, except Sunday, 11 to 3 ; Bourse, daily, except Sunday; 
Gobelins, Wednesday and Saturday during summer; College de France, daily; 
Conservatoire des Arts, free on Sunday and Thursday, other days 1 franc. 

The Principal Streets and Thoroughfares of Paris are the Champs Elysees, 
leading from the Tuileries Gardens to the Arc de Triomphe, which was built by 
Napoleon at a cost of £418,000 ; Bois de Boulogne, a public park laid out with 
great skill; Champ de Mars, a large open space facing the Military School. 

The Principal Boulevards are the Capucines, des Italiens, Montmartre, Pois- 
sonnier, St. Denis, St. Martin, du Prince Regent, Temple, Sebastopol and 
Strasbourg. The Rue de Rivoli and the Rue St. Honore are the main thorough- 
fares of the centre of the city. 

Paris is surrounded by fortifications 34,000 yards long. The city contains 
about 63,000 houses, 80 open spaces or squares, 27 bridges over the River Seine, 
75 churches, 13 palaces, 35 theatres, 18 asylums or hospitals, 8 large public libra- 
ries, 6 lycees, and upwards of 2,000 schools and educational institutions. 

The princqial places of interest in the suburbs of Paris are : — St. Cloud (5 
miles), reached by tram, railway, or steamer. St. Denis, where is the celebrated 
abbey church of St. Denis. Versailles (15 miles) — here is the magnificent Palace 
erected by Louis XIV. at a cost of £40,000,000. Sevres, the Government Porce- 
lain Manufactory ; St. Germain en Laye, with some pretty country scenery ; 
Fontainbleau (Forest and Park), 2 hours by rail, 16 trains a day. 

PISA (Italy). — Pop. 26,000. One of the most ancient and beautiful cities 
of Italy. Situated on the Arno. The chief places of interest, besides the Cathe- 
dral, Baptistry, Leaning Tower and Campo Santo, are the church of St. Steven, 
in which are the remains of ships taken from the Turks in the 10th century, 
and more than 300 flags taken in Palestine in the 9th and 10th centuries, the 



Pine Forests, 40 miles by 10, extending from Pisa to the sea, and stocked with 
every kind of selected game, as deer, wild boar, and pheasants. (Here there are 
a number of camels employed as beasts of burden.) Near Pisa (Viareggio) the 
poet Shelley was drowned. The interior of the Chartreuse, three-quarters of an 
hour from Pisa, is rich in pictures, marbles, and gardens. Half an hour's walk 
through a fine avenue of trees brings the visitor to the Spring of San Giuliano, 
esteemed by the Boruans for its medicinal qualities. In addition, there are in 
or near Pisa, the churches of St. Catharine, S. Kattori, the Cascine, S. Bossore, 
and Gombo, a small bathing place. Lucca is half an hour and Leghorn twenty 
minutes by rail from Pisa. 

ROME (the Capital of Italy)— (pop. 245,000)— is situated on the Tiber, 
partly on a plain and partly on low hills with their intersecting valleys, about 16 
miles from the mouth of the river. Walls of 15 miles in circuit surround the 
entire city. The modern city is built upon the Campus Martius of the ancient 
Romans, lying along the banks of the Tiber, to the north of the seven hills, 
which formed the site of ancient Rome. There are 364 Churches; the principal 
ones are as follows: — St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, Santa Maria Maggiore, and 
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, within the city; St. Paolo, San Lorenzo, and San 
Sebastian: the largest, St. Peter's, is built in form of a Latin cross. It occupied 
a period of 176 years in building, and required 350 years to perfect it, and cost 
£10,000,000; being kept in repair at a cost of £6,300 per annum. St. John Lateran 
is the Pope's Metropolitan church, he being its official minister. It is in this 
church also that the Popes were crowned. The Vatican stands prominent amongst 
the palaces here, and is the Winter Palace of the Pope, and stands over the Vatican 
Hill, near to St. Peter's. Here are also the Sixtine Chapel, and Vatican Library, 
containing the richest collection of manuscripts and pictures in the world. List 
of principal places and objects of interest in Rome: — The Palatine with Palace of 
the Caesars; Basilica of Constantine; Arch of Titus; Temple of Venus and Rome; 
Domus Transitorio of Nero; Arch of Constantine; Meta Sudans; Colosseum; 
Lateran Museums;. Basilica of St. John Lateran; Scala Sancta; Aqueduct of Nero; 
Church of St. Stefano Botondo, Temple of Vesta: Temple of Portuna Virilis; 
Cloaca Maxima; Temples of Juno, Hope, and Piety; Theatre of Marcellus, Por- 
tico of Octavia; Forum Bomanum; Mamertine Prison; Capitoline Museums; 
Tarpeian Bock: Fora of Trajan, Augustus, and Nerva; Golden House of Nero and 
Baths of Titus; Basilica of St. Clement; Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore; Church 
of Sta. Pudenziana; Vatican Museums; Sixtine Chapel; Stanze and Loggie of 
Raphael; Vatican Picture Gallery; St. Peter's, with ascent of Dome; the Pan- 
theon; Basilica of Antoninus Pius; Antonine column; Janus Quadrifrons; Gold- 
smith's Arch; Circus Maximus; Baths of Caracalla; Tomb of theScipios; Colum- 
baria; Porta St. Sebastiano; Appian Way; Piazza Navona; Guard house of the 
VH. Cohort; Churches of Santa Maria in Trastevere; St. Maria in Via Lata; St. 
Maria degl' Angeli; St. Pietro in Vinculi; Monte Cavallo and Quirinal; Baths of 
Diocletian; Bemains of the Agger of Servius-Tullus; Church of St, Paul outside 
the Walls ; Walls- and Gates of Borne ; Painted Tombs on the Via Latina. Palaces : 
— Quirinal, Doria, Colonna Orsini, Corsini, Spada, Barbarini, Farnese, Borghese, 
Farnesina, &c, &c. Outside the walls excursions may be made to Ostia, Villa 
Hadrian, Tivoli, Frascati, &c. Cook's Tourist office, 1 b Piazza di Spagna. 

ROTTERDAM (Holland).— Pop. 129,000. Large commercial city. Places 
of interest:— Cathedral, Old Church, South Church, Town Hall, Exchange, Bo- 
tanical Gardens, Boyman's Museum, Groote Kerk, Market, &c. 

STRASBOURG (Alsace).— Pop. 82,000. Taken from the French in 1870. 
Places of interest: — Cathedral, one of the finest in the world, containing the 
famous clock; statue of Guttenberg. The ascent of the Cathedral tower should be 
made to obtain a view of the surrounding country. 

TURIN (Italy).— Pop. 212,000. Places of interest:— Boyal Palace, Churches 
of St. John the Baptist, St. Filippe Neri and St. Lorenzo; University; Boyal 
Academy of Science; Academy of Arts, Egyptian Museum ; Armory Museum; 



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Civic Museum; Palazzo Madania, etc. The Church of Superga, 5 miles from 
Turin, contains the Mausoleum of the Royal Family. 

VENICE (Italy)— (pop. 129,000)— is built on 72 islands, on piles, in the midst 
of a salt lagoon, or shallow lake. It is divided into two parts by the Grand Canal, 
the course of which flows through the city in the form of an inverted S, is 330 feet 
wide, crossed near the middle of its course by the Ponte di Rialto, a splendid 
marble structure of one spacious arch. In the midst of the labyrinth of canals 
and streets there are several large Piazzas, nearly all of which are adorned with 
fine churches or palaces. The principal of these is the Piazza di San Marco, a 
large oblong area 562 feet by 232, surrounded by elegant buildings, and contain- 
ing at its extremity the Church of San Marco; a singular but brilliant combina- 
tion of the Gothic and the Oriental styles of architecture. In the Piazza is the 
Campanile, 316 feet high and 42 feet square, with a pyramidal top, to which the 
ascent is made by an inclined plane. Adjoining the Church are the ancient 
palace of the Doges, the prisons, and other public offices of the late Venetian 
Republic. San Marco was founded in the year 828, by the Doge Guistiniano 
Participazio, for the purpose of receiving the relics of St. Mark. Principal places 
of interest:— Cathedral, Churches of St. Maria della Salute, St. Giorgio Maggiore, 
Frari Scalzi, S. Salvatore, St. Sebastiano, St. Redentore, S. Rocco, S. Senola, S. 
Pantaleone, S. Maria Carmine, S. Trovaso, S. Stefano, S. Zobenigo, S. Moise, S. 
Zanipolo, Jesuits, Madonna dell' Orto; Academy of Fine Arts; Doge's Palace; 
ltoyal Palace ; Armenian Convent on the Lido, etc. 

VERONA (Italy).— Pop. 60,000. Situated at the base of the Alps, on the 
river Adige. One of the most important fortified towns of northern Italy. Places 
of interest: — The Arena; Piazza del Signori; Palazzo del Consiglio; Tombs of the 
Scalligeri; Cathedral, etc. 

ZURICH (Switzerland).— Pop. 21,199. The capital of the Canton, situated 
on the north end of the Lake of Zurich, and on the banks of the river Limmat. 
and is one of the most flourishing manufacturing Swiss towns. Places of in- 
terest: — Town Library; Grossmunster; Cloisters; Town Hall, and Hohe Prom- 
enade. 

glp For a full description of the above places, the Traveler will do ivell to consult Cook's 
Tourist Guide Books, a list of winch will be found on second page of cover of this pamphlet. 






COOK'S 

Excursions, Tours and General Traveling Arrangements. 

THOMAS COOK & SON, 261 Broadway, New York, 

(Chief Office, Ludgate Circus, London), 

ORIGINATORS OF THE TOURIST AND EXCURSION SYSTEM 

(Established 1841). 
And ONLY Successful Conductors of Tours and Excursions to all parts of the Globe. 

Specially appointed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Sole Passenger Agents to the 
Royal British Commission, Vienna, 1873; Philadelphia, 187(5; Paris. 1878; also Agents by appoint- 
ment to the Brussels and Dusseldorf Exhibition Administrations, 1880. Officially appointed 
by the Italian Government Administration Sole Agents for International Passenger Traffic over 
the State Railways of Italy. Sole Managing Agents for the Khedive Mail Steamers from Cairo to 
the First and Second Cataracts— the only Steamers on the Nile. General Passenger Agents in 
America for the Midland Railway of Eng'land, &c, &c. 

PIONEERS, INAUOURATORS AND PROMOTERS OF THE PRINCIPAL 

SYSTEM OF TOURS ESTABLISHED IN ALL FARTS 

OF THE GLOBE. 

THOS. COOK k SOX are now giving increased attention to ordinary TRAVELING 
ARRANGE VIENTS, with a view to rendering it Easy, Practicable and Economical. During 
the past forty years more than 6 Millions of travelers have visited near and distant points under 
their management, safely and pleasantly. Their arrangements are now so extensive that they 
cover portions of the four quarters of the Globe. At their office in New York can be found the 
Railway and Steamship Tickets used by the travelers for a journey through all parts of 

IRELAND, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, WALES, FRANCE, GERMANY, BAVARIA, AUSTRIA, 

Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, 
The Levant, Palestine, India, China, Australia, New Zealand, &e. 

COOK'S IRISH TOURS.— Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son issue Tourist Tickets to and 
through all parts of Ireland, available for the passenger to land at Londonderry, Belfast or 
Queenstown going, or to embark at those places returning; and enabling him to visit the Giant's 
Causeway, Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Loch Erne, the Lakes of Killarney, etc. They can be used 
to those places alone, or can be combined with Tours to any other country, and issued by any 
line of Steamers. 

COOK'S SCOTCH TOURS cover all points of Tourist interest in Scotland: including 
Oban, Staffa, Iona, Isle of Skye, Caledonian Canal, Kyles of Bute, the Trossachs, the Highlands, 
the Lake District, Edinburgh, etc., and can be used in a similar manner to the Irish Tours. 

COOK'S ENGLISH TOURS.— Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son issue Midland Railway 
Tickets from Glasgow or Liverpool to London, or return from London to those points, em- 
bracing all the noted places like Melrose, Abbotsford, Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, the Derby- 
shire Peak District, etc., which will allow the passenger to break his journey at pleasure. New 
arrangements have been made for Tours to all parts of interest in the English Lake District. 
Tickets are also issued from Liverpool to London by the Great Western Railway, allowing 
breaks of journey at all principal points en route. 

COOK'S WEST OF ENGLAND TOURS, combining Railway, Coach and Steamer 
to every point of interest between Bristol and the Land's End. The tickets are prepared in the 
Coupon form, and can be issued in combination to meet the requirements of the Tourist. 

COOK'S TOURS TO HOLLAND, BELGIUM AND THE RHINE are avail- 
able for all lines from New York and London, for a single journey or a return journey; they are 
the only tickets permitting their holders to stop at their convenience at such interesting places 
as Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Aix-la-Chapelle, Cologne, Bonn, Coblentz, Bingen, 
Mayence, Worms, Heidelberg, Baden-Buten, etc. 

COOK'S SWISS TOURS-— Switzerland has been completely covered with their Tourist 
arrangements; every Alpine pass and route is shown in their programmes. 

COOK'S ITALIAN TOURS are over one hundred in number, combining every 
country with Italy; going via Paris and Mont Cenis, Switzerland, and any of the Passes, the 
South of France, the Rhine, Bavaria, and Semmering; and all the tickets shown are at reductions 
ranging from thirty to forty -five percent, below ordinary fares. 

NORWAY, SWEDEN AND DENMARK.— Messrs. Thos. Cook fc Son issue 
Tourist Tickets by all principal Railways and Steamers for the most interesting parts of 
Scandinavia. 

ALGERIAN TOURS.- Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son issue Tickets by any route to Algeria, 
and over the Algerian Railways and Diligences. 

TURKEY, CYPRUS, GREECE, THE LEVANT, &c— Messrs. Thos. Cook & 
Son are now prepared to iss le Tickets by any line of Steamers to any port touched bv the 



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Austrian Lloyd'.*, Messageries Maritimes, Kubattino, Kussian, Khedivie Mail and other Com- 
pany's Steamers. 

TOURS TO PALESTINE are rendered easy, safe and economical by the superior arrange- 
ments of Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, who have their own Resident Manager in Beyrout and Jaffa. 
They are therefore prepared to conduct large or small parties in the most comfortable manner 
through the country; to Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, the Jordan, Damascus, Sinai, &c. Small par- 
ties can be so fixed as to go independently or under personal management any time between 
October and April. Over two thousand ladies and gentlemen have visited Palestine under their 
arrangements. 

THE STEAM NAVIGATION OF THE NILE is committed by the Khedive 
Government entirely to Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son. The Steamers (the only ones on the Mile) 
ply between Cairo and the First Cataract (000 miles), and the Second Cataract (810 miles). Tickets 
can be had and berths secured at any of Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son's Offices. 

MIDLAND RAILWAY.— Messrs. Thos, Cook & Son are the American General Pas- 
senger Agents for the Midland Railway of England. This Railway is equipped with Pullman 
Drawing-Room, Parlor and Sleeping Cars, which are run on all trains between London, Liver- 
pool and Glasgow. 

PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED PARTIES are constantly being organized, leaving 
New York and London for certain definite and prescribed Tours, for which one sum is quoted, 
which includes all expenses necessary for the Tour — Steamers, Railways, Hotels, Omnibuses, etc. 
TO PARIS AND BACK.— Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son have prepared a series of Tours 
to Paris and return by all lines of Steamers at the lowest rates, and have made special arrange- 
ments in Paris for the reception of American tourists. For full information consult Cook's 
Excursionist. 

INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, &c— Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son are the 
American Agents for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., and of the principal 
Steamship Companies of the world, and are prepared to issue tickets from Southampton, Venice, 
Ancona and Brindisi to Alexandria, Aden, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, or 
any other point in India, China or Japan, also to King G's Sound, Melbourne and Sydney. 

AUSTRALASIAN TOURS.— Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, under special contracts with 
the Colonial Government Railway Administration, issue tickets over all the Railways in Australia 
and New Zealand, at greatly reduced fares. 

AMERICAN TOURS.— Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son have their own system of Tours in 
America, covering all points of interest between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 

ROUND THE WORLD. — Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son are now prepared to issue a direct 
traveling ticket for a journey Round the World by Steam, commencing in New York, Chicago or 
San Francisco, and ending at any of those places, available to go either West or East. 

COOK'S HOTEL COUPONS, available at nearly five hundred fir-t-class hotels in 
various parts of the world, can be had by travelers purchasing Cook's Tourist Tickets, guarantee- 
ing them first-class accommodation at fixed and regular prices. 

THOS. COOK & SON'S GENERAL TRAVELING ARRANGEMENTS are 
so widely extended that they can Bupply tickets to almost any point that Tourists may wish to 
visit, in many cases at reductions from ordinary fares. The regular traveling ticket being 
issued in all cases, printed in English on one side and the language of the country where it is 
used on the other, and containing all the information the traveler needs. Those contemplating 
a Tour need only call on Thos. Cook k. Son, 261 Broadway, New York, giving the journey they 
propose, when the price of their tickets will be at once quoted. 

THE GUIDE BOOKS published by Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son are both practical and 
concise. A list of them can be obtained on application, or will be found in the Excursionist . 

COOK'S EXCURSIONIST is published monthly in New York, at ten cents per copy, 
or one dollar per annum, and contains programmes of nearly one thousand specimen Tours, 
tickets for which are issued by Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, with fares by every Line of Steamers 
leaving New York. The Excursionist can be had by mail, postpaid, upon application. 

Another edition of the Excursionist is published in London, and an edition in the French 
language is published in Paris and Brussels every month. 

For further particulars apply to THOS. COOK & SON'S TOURIST OF- 
FICES. 

LEEDS, 1 Royal Exchange. 
SHEFFIELD, Change Alley Cor. 
NOTTINGHAM, 16 Clumber St. 
MANCHESTER, 61 Market Street. 
WALSALL, P. O. Building, the 

Bridge. 
BIRMINGHAM, Stephenson Place. 
WOLVERHAMPTON, 27 Queen St. 
LEICESTER, 5J2 Gal'owtree Gate. 
PARIS, 15 1'lace du Havre. 
BRUSSELS, 22 Galerie du Roi. 
COLOGNE, 10 Domhof. 
GENEVA, y0 Rue du Rhone. 
ROME. 1 B Piazza di Spagna. 
NICE, Grand Hotel. 



NEW YORK, 261 Broadway. 
BOSTON, l!>7 Washington Street. 
PHILADELPHIA, 1351 Chestnut 

Street, 
WASHINGTON, 1431 Pennsylvania 

Avenue. 
CHICAGO, Sherman House. 
TORONTO. 35 Yontre Street. 
NEW ORLEANS. 35 Carondelet St. 
LONDON, Ludgate Circus, Fleet 

Street. 
LIVERPOOL, 11 Ranelagh Street. 
GLASGOW, 165 Buchanan Street. 
EDINBURGH. 9 Princes Street. 
DUBLIN, 45 Dame Street. 



NAPLES, Summer's Fine Art Gal. 

MALTA. 280 Strada Reale. Valetta. 

ALGIERS, 27 & 28, Rampe Chasse- 
lnup Lavtuat. 

CAIRO, (EGYPT,) Cook's Pavil- 
lion. 

ALEXANDRIA, Hotel Europe. 

JAFFA, PALESTINE, Jerusalem 
Hotel. 

CHIEF OFFICE FOR INDIA, 5 
Hornby Row, Bombay. 

CHIEF AUSTRALASIAN OFFICE 
The Exchange, Melbourne. 

NEW ZEALAND AGENCY, Auck- 
land. 



BRADFORD, 8 Exch. Market St. 

All communications respecting European, Eastern and American Tours and Excursions to be 
addressed to 

THOS. COOK & SON, Chief American Office, 261 Broadway, New YorK, P. 0. Box 4197. 

Manager of the American Business, C. A. BAKATTONI. Or any of their authorized Offices or Agencies. 



AMERICAN EXCHANGE IN EUROPE, 

( lilUVCITIEID)- 

CAPITAL, - - ONE MILLION DOLLARS. 

President— JOSEPH R. HAWLEY. 
General Manager— HENRY F. GILLIG. 

2STo. -4:-4=9 STIFUA-HXTHZ), I_i03SriD01sr, "W. o. 

HEADQUARTERS for AMERICANS in EUROPE. 



FREEDOM OF EXCHANGE AND READING ROOMS: 

Per month 5s. or $1.25 | Per annum £2, or $10.00 



The freedom of the Exchange and Beading Rooms carries with it the following 
advantages: — 

(a.) The use of the largest number of American newspapers — daily, weekly, 
religious, scientific, pictorial, and sporting— on file anywhere in Europe. 

(b.) The use of the largest number of guide-books, maps, charts, gazetteers, 
magazines, and other publications, official or non-official, of interest to tourists, 
to be found in any institution of the kind in any country. 

(c.) The use of the only place in Europe where the Directories of American 
cities and towns are kept. 

(d.) The use of the only place in London where arrivals are registered, pub- 
lished weekly and circulated throughout the world. 

(e.) The use of the only place where travelers can obtain their letters and tele- 
graphic messages every day and hour throughout the year. (This is of vital 
importance to persons arriving by evening trains and leaving London the follow- 
ing day, and also to all persons sailing on the day following any holiday.) 

(/".) The only place in London where Americans can get their drafts cashed 
on English bank holidays. Travelers have saved steamers that they would have 
lost in the absence of this facility. 

(g.) The use of the only place where the arrival of steamers on both sides of 
the Atlantic is made known by telegraph immediately on being signaled. 

(h.) The only place where passenger lists of all in-coming and out-going Atlan- 
tic steamers are kept on file. 

(i.) The use of the only place of the kind where there is a separate reading and 
writing-room for ladies. 

The freedom of the Exchange and Reading Rooms includes the care and re- 
mailing of letters, telegrams, etc., and the exclusive use of a P. O. Box. 

Tale Lock P. 0. Boxes and Private Drawers and Desks may be had when desired, also use 
of the Committee Room for Board Meetings or other special purposes. 

TRAVELERS' BAGGAGE stored at the express and storage department, 3 
Adelaide Street, Charing Cross. 

The Principal American Newspapers and Guide Books on Sale. 

Over 600 Newspapers, 200 City and State Directories, 300 Official, State, and Municipal 
Reports, regularly filed in the Reading Rooms of the Exchange. 

TRAVELERS' BRANCH OPEN DAILY FROM NINE A. M. TO MIDNIGHT. 

Printed addi-essed envelopes free of cost can be obtained of THE PRINCIPAL 
BANKS, HOTELS, AND STEAMSHIP OFFICES, and at the Chief American 
Office of Messrs. THOS. COOK & SON, 261 Broadway, New York, or any of their 
authorized Agencies in America. 



NOTE. 




HOULD this pamphlet prove of no 
interest to you personally, please 
hand it over to any one you know, con- 
templating- a tour to Europe. Additional 
copies can be had of Thos. Cook & Son. 
261 Broadway, New York. 



T ^ IO HLi IE 



The Comparative Values of United States and European Currencies, 





England. 


France. 

Belgium. 

Switzerland. 

Italy. 

Fr. c. 


Germany. 


Hoi 

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U. S. A. 


New 

Imperial 

Currency.* 

Mks. pf. 


Old 

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as far as possible, and the variation from the exact value is very small. 

We have taken even denominations of sterling money as the basis of the table, partly because 
the tourist usually becomes familiar with that currency in the first part of his travels, partly 
because it is so much used as a standard of exchange, and partly because we thus get a larger 
number of even denominations in the other foreign moneys. 

* The mark may be taken as practically equivalent to the English shilling. 

In the new 20-mark piece there are 7.16 grammes of pure gold ; in the sovereign, 7.32 grms. ; in 
the French 25-frauc piece, 7.26 grms. ; in the United States 5-dollar piece, 7.52 grms. 

t The florin of the Austrian paper currency is virtually equivalent to the Dutch florin, and is 
divided into 100 kreutzers, as that is into 100 cents. The value of this Austrian paper is variable, 
but for small amounts may be taken as given in the table. 




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